Snowy Range and Foothills from the Valley of Valmont, Colorado

Snowy Range and Foothills from the Valley of Valmont, Colorado

1870
Artist
John Frederick Kensett, American, 1816-1872
Born: Cheshire, CT
Work Locations: New York
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on canvas
Accession Number
1975.66
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams
John Frederick Kensett (American). Snowy Range and Foothills from the Valley of Valmont, Colorado. 1870. Oil paint on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams. 1975.66.
Dimensions
frame height: 15.25 in, 38.735 cm; frame width: 25.875 in, 65.7225 cm; frame depth: 4 in, 10.16 cm; image height: 7 in, 17.7800 cm; image width: 17 1/2 in, 44.4500 cm
Inscription
Signature on the canvas verso; various other inscriptions on the stretcher
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Kensett Estate Sale, 1873; (Old Print Shop), New York; (Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, Inc.), New York, 1972; Mr. and Mrs. H. Richard Williams, Denver; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1975.
Exhibition History
  • "Colorado Collects Historic Western Art"—Denver Art Museum, Jan 13–April 15, 1973
  • "Images of Contentment: Kensett and the Connecticut Shore,"—Mattatuck Museum, 10/14/2001 - 11/4-2001
  • "Quest for the West: Postcards from the Frontier"—Berkshire Museum, 07/2008 - 10/2007