Photography by Dwight Primiano
A Summer Landing, Igdlorssuit, Greenland
Rockwell Kent considered Greenland to be an earthly paradise. He traveled to the island in 1929, 1931, and 1934. Even after months of dark winter days in a small settlement above the Arctic Circle, his enthusiasm for its natural wonders endured. In Greenland Landscape, he emphasized the awe-inspiring scale of the environment with small figures dwarfed by the mountainous terrain.
ArtistaRockwell Kent(1882-1971)
Fechaca. 1935-1941
MedioOil on canvas
Dimensiones34 1/2 x 55 1/4 x 3 in.
Firmadol.r., in black paint: Rockwell Kent uaa
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.17
ClasificaciónPainting
Procedenciato Lawrence H. Reed, Westport, CT, 1945; to Estate of Lawrence H. Reed; (Sotheby's, New York, NY), March 14, 1996, sale 6817, lot 169; to (D. Wigmore Fine Art, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2005
En exhibiciónSí
This artwork's face covers about 261× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.