Rockwell Kent Portrait Paintings
American, 1882-1971
Rockwell Kent, (1882-1971) was born in Plattsburgh, New York). As a painterand printmaker his work was captured scenes of nature and adventure with a sense of drama that made him one of the most popular American artists of the first half of the 20th century.
Kent studied architecture at Columbia University but turned to painting and was a pupil of William M. Chase, Robert Henri, and Abbott Thayer. Best known as an artist and illustrator he worked as an architectural draftsman, as a lobsterman and carpenter on the coast of Maine, and as a ship’s carpenter. He explored the waters about Tierra del Fuego in a small boat and lived in Newfoundland, Alaska, and Greenland, drawing heavily upon these experiences for his paintings and travel books. Kent’s human figures, which appear sparingly in his work, often signify mythic themes, such as heroism, loneliness, and individualism.(Biography provided by Warnock Fine Arts)
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Artist: Rockwell Kent
Finished Drawing of a Man in Medieval Costume
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen & Ink with White Gouache Heightening on Paper
Signature: Monogrammed Lower Right
Kent was trained as an architectural draftsman and studied architecture at Columbia University. He is best known for his illustrations of adventure stories, such as Melville's "Moby Dick," and his landscapes of remote places, such as Alaska, Tierra del Fuego, and Greenland. He favored a precise rendering of forms, with strong contrasts of light and dark.. American painter, illustrator, 1882-1971
Rockwell Kent won fame outside of illustration as an engraver, lithographer, mural painter, writer, lecturer and political activist.
As an illustrator, Kent was equally noted for his own books: Wilderness, Voyaging, N. By E., Salamina, and This is My Own, as well as for those of others, such as Candide, Moby Dick, Leaves of Grass, and Canterbury Tales.
Kent also made a great many distinguished illustrations for advertisers, among them Marcus & Company, Jewelers; Steinway & Sons; Rolls-Royce, and American Car and Foundry Company. Some of his advertising and humorous pictures were signed “Hogarth, Jr.”
Born in Tarrytown Height, New York, Kent studied art with Robert Henri, Abbott Thayer...
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1950s Other Art Style Rockwell Kent Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Ink, Paper, Pen
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