Storm over Lake George

painting by Kensett

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"Storm over Lake George" is a painting by John Frederick Kensett, a prominent American landscape painter and a leader of the second generation of the Hudson River school. Created in 1870, the painting exemplifies the luminism style, characterized by its refined handling of light and subtle gradations in intensity. Kensett's work often features a low-key palette and a silvery paleness, capturing the unique atmosphere of American landscapes, including shorelines and mountains. The painting depicts Lake George, a scenic lake in northeastern New York known for its natural beauty and historical significance.

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John Frederick Kensett
, Storm over Lake George, 1870). His palette was low-key, and much of his work has a silvery paleness. Whether painting the White or Green mountains, the Catskills, or a lonely strip of Atlantic shoreline at Newport, Rhode Island, he conveyed a strong sense of locale…
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, Storm over Lake George, 1870). His palette was low-key, and much of his work has a silvery paleness. Whether painting the White or Green mountains, the Catskills, or a lonely strip of Atlantic shoreline at Newport, Rhode Island, he conveyed a strong sense of locale…
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