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| Keywords: Niagra Falls by John Frederick Kensett, c1853.jpg Artwork Creator John Frederick Kensett Niagara Falls circa 1852-1854 oil on canvas cm 83 2 122 1 White House Washington D C United States Notes from Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 <br> The oval is precisely bisected horizontally by the top of the falls and vertically by the towering plume of spray This structural regularity together with the decorative format emphasizes the more detached record of nature preferred by Kensett As in others of his paintings Kensett here seems to be contemplating the opposing natures of earth and water then uniting them pictorially in the most direct way The dark mass of the projecting shoreline is played directly against the silvery luminous tones of the falls By taking a closeup water's edge viewpoint Kensett calls our attention to the intertwining of rocks and water The White House Historical Association PD-art Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 240 <gallery> </gallery> PD-old-100 John Frederick Kensett 1853 paintings Paintings in the White House Niagara Falls Paintings of the Niagara Falls | ||||
