Mount Equinox, Winter

Rockwell KentWW-1921-014271

1921·Oil on canvas·86.6 × 111.9 cm (34 1/8 × 44 1/4 in.)

<p>An artist with an adventurous spirit, Rockwell Kent traveled widely, gravitating to such harsh and snowy locales as Alaska, Greenland, Newfoundland, and New England for his painted landscapes. Kent set up a small shack to use as a studio in remote Vermont, which he described as a “handy refuge for a frozen realist.” It was there that he captured this view of Mount Equinox in winter, one of a group of paintings that he executed of the peak at different seasons. Although grounded in realism, Kent’s landscapes are not straightforward transcriptions of the natural world; rather, they are harmonious compositions featuring simplified forms, vivid colors, sharp contrasts, and astute design.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1921
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 86.6 × 111.9 cm (34 1/8 × 44 1/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Rockwell Kent

Artist

Rockwell Kent

Painting

Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, and illustrator whose dramatic landscapes and wood engravings captured remote environments across Greenland, Alaska, and Newfoundland. Working primarily in oil, lithography, and wood engraving throughout the twentieth century, Kent developed a distinctive visual language of simplified forms and bold contrasts that conveyed both the sublime and the austere. His illustrated editions of classical texts and his graphic works on paper established him as a major figure in American printmaking and social-minded illustration.

Tarrytown, NY, USA

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