# View near Newport

**John Frederick Kensett** (American, 1816–1872)  
1860s  
oil on canvas  
Unframed: 31.7 x 56 cm (12 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1946.255. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.255).

## About this work

John Frederick Kensett painted this in the 1860s, aged about 44. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [John Frederick Kensett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-frederick-kensett)

American, 1816–1872; born in Cheshire, Connecticut; died in New York

Kensett trained as an engraver before spending seven years in Europe, sketching in England and Italy. Back in New York in 1847 he became a leading figure of the second generation of the Hudson River School. His quiet coastal views of Newport, Long Island and Lake George, with broad still water and soft light, are central to what later writers called Luminism. He was a founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: United States
- The artist was about 44
- Real size: about 12 × 22 in (32 × 56 cm). The 18 × 24 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Hudson River School](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/hudson-river-school)
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

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