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Maine Coast

Rockwell Kent1907

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Located off the coast of Maine, Monhegan Island has long drawn artists attracted to its rugged headlands, brooding forests, and dramatic ocean vistas. Unlike most colleagues who visited during summer, Kent built a home and lived there year-round, working as a well digger, lobsterman, and carpenter from 1906–8. This boldly rendered winter scene was painted from his studio window.

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  • Title: Maine Coast
  • Creator: Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)
  • Date Created: 1907
  • Physical Dimensions: Framed: 104.5 x 130.2 x 6.5 cm (41 1/8 x 51 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 86.4 x 111.7 cm (34 x 44 in.)
  • Provenance: (Mrs. Albert (Marie) Sterner [1880-1953], New York, NY sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1922.1132
  • Medium: oil on canvas
  • Inscriptions: signed lower left: Rockwell Kent / 1907.
  • Fun Fact: Kent loved to paint landscapes in cold, remote areas, including Maine, Alaska, Newfoundland, and Greenland.
  • Department: American Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: America, 20th century
  • Credit Line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
  • Collection: American - Painting
  • Accession Number: 1922.1132
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