Lake George

from the sources

• The painting is oil on canvas and shows Lake George in upstate New York. en.wikipedia.org

  “Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts Lake George in upstate New York.”

• The painting is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. en.wikipedia.org

  “The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

• Among Kensett's many studies of the Lake George area, this painting is his largest and most accomplished treatment of the subject. en.wikipedia.org

  “Kensett frequently visited Lake George in the Adirondacks and painted many studies of the area, but Lake George is his largest and most accomplished treatment of the subject.”

• The painter's viewpoint was probably Crown Island, off Bolton Landing, looking northeast across the lake toward the Narrows. en.wikipedia.org

  “His viewpoint was probably from Crown Island, off Bolton Landing on the west shore, looking across the lake northeast toward the Narrows.”

• Kensett altered the landscape by compressing distances, omitting some islands, and merging others into the mainland. en.wikipedia.org

  “However, as noted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kensett took some artistic liberties; distances have been substantially foreshortened, some of the islands have been omitted, and others merged into the mainland.”

• The painting is displayed in Gallery 761 at the Metropolitan Museum. en.wikipedia.org

  “The painting is on view at the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 761.”