Greenland Landscape
Greenland Landscape
Artist
Rockwell Kent
(1882 - 1971)
Dateca. 1932-1933
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions26 × 47 in. (66 × 119.4 cm)
Framed: 34 1/2 in. × 55 1/4 in. × 3 in.
Framed: 34 1/2 in. × 55 1/4 in. × 3 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.17
Signedl.r., in black paint: Rockwell Kent uaa
Accession number
2005.17
On View
Not on viewLabel TextRockwell 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.
