Passing off of the Storm
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 3/8 x 24 1/2 in. (28.9 x 62.2 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Thomas Kensett, 1874
Accession Number
74.27
Tags
Art Historical Context
John Frederick Kensett's *Passing off of the Storm* (1872) captures a luminous moment of tranquility on the American coast, just as turbulent skies yield to golden light. Painted in oil on canvas, this intimate 11⅜ × 24½-inch work exemplifies Kensett's mastery as a leading figure in the Luminist branch of the Hudson River School Active in the mid-19th century,ett drew inspiration from New England shores, translating nature's subtle shifts into serene seascapes that evoke quiet awe. Kensett's technique shines in his precise, almost invisible brushwork, which builds ethereal atmospheres through...
About the Artist
John Frederick Kensett · 1816–1872
John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872) was one of the most admired American landscape painters of the nineteenth century, a central figure of the Hudson River School whose late work pioneered the atmospheric, light-saturated style now known as Luminism. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, into a family of engravers, Kensett learned the craft of engraving in his youth, a discipline that gave him an early tr...