id:			108424
accession number:	1926.15
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.15
updated:		2023-03-04 09:29:36.325000

French Alps, 1925. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971). Watercolor; sheet: 26 x 35.9 cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.15 © Courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum/Estate of Sally Kent Gordon.

title:				French Alps
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creation date:			1925
creation date earliest:		1925
creation date latest:		1925
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			© Courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum/Estate of Sally Kent Gordon.

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	watercolor
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 26 x 35.9 cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.)
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	description:	creme(1) board
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower right, in black ink: Rockwell Kent  .
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Rockwell Kent studied painting with Robert Henri, alongside such figures as George Bellows and Edward Hopper. However, he is best known today for his prints and book illustrations. This watercolor was made in June of 1925, when Kent escaped from conflicts at home by sailing for France and summering in the French Alps. That summer he divorced his first wife and also broke off an engagement to another woman, who married another man instead. Despite this background of romantic turbulence, his landscapes from this period are wonderfully serene in spirit.
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