Cliffs at Newport, Rhode Island

John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)

about 1858

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions29.53 x 49.21 cm (11 5/8 x 19 3/8 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865

Accession number48.440

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceThe artist; probably private collection, Newport, R.I.; probably private collection, Brooklyn, New York; auction, Brooklyn, New York; with Victor Spark, New York, 1944; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1944; to MFA, 1948, gift of Martha C.(Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.