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An October Day in the White Mountains
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About this work
After railroad service to the area was improved in the early 1850s, the White Mountains in New Hampshire became a favored destination for tourists and artists seeking to commune with nature. New York-based Kensett painted several views, including this distant rendering across the Saco River of Mount Chocorua, one of the most distinctive peaks in the region.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineAn October Day in the White Mountains, 1854. John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872). Oil on canvas; framed: 107.6 x 152.1 x 12.7 cm (42 3/8 x 59 7/8 x 5 in.); unframed: 79.8 x 123.5 cm (31 7/16 x 48 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund and various donors by exchange, 1967.5
