Student Artwork Guide — The Forest Pool

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Rockwell Kent, The Forest Pool. Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder. See this canvas under a moving light: the drawing, the true colour under the varnish, the bare pigment

The facts

Artist: Rockwell Kent topimpressionists.com/en/artists/rockwell-kent/
Artist’s dates: 1882 – 1971

Copyright This work is still under copyright. Rockwell Kent died in 1971; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it remains in force until 2041. The image is shown here for classroom reference; rights remain with the rights holder.

The Forest Pool — Rockwell Kent

When might this have been painted?

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Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 89 at death.

Shaded: the lifetime of Rockwell Kent (1882–1971) every dated painting, decade by decade

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

Late Afternoon, 1962 topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-late-afternoon-D695ZF-en/
The Trapper, 1921 topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-the-trapper-9FJMM3-en/
Blackhead, Monhegan Island, Maine topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-blackhead-monhegan-island-maine-9FJMGQ-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Espresso #36332c

Catalogued palette

#36332C
#D5C9AC
#958E7C
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These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

Main colour name: Espresso
Intensity: Monochromatic How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Statement How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Unified Palette How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Balanced How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Muted How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Where in the world is this painting looked at?

under 1%
1–3%
3–8%
8–20%
20% and over

This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Rockwell Kent over the last twelve months — 5 countries in all. Where these figures come from

The ten leading countries

1 China 38.7%
2 Switzerland 35.5%
3 United States of America 19.4%
4 Canada 3.2%
5 Russia 3.2%

Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

The 20 most looked-at works by Rockwell Kent

1 The Trapper, 1921 41.2%
2 Blackhead, Monhegan Island, Maine 5.9%
3 Late Afternoon, 1962 2.9%
4 Fishermen 2.9%
5 Snow Fields 2.9%
6 Bear Glacier - Alaska 2.9%
7 Adirondack Farm, Summer 2.9%
8 Child 2.9%
9 Sunset Over The Sea 2.9%
10 Far Horizon 2.9%
11 Greenland Travellers 2.9%
12 Picnic In The Pines 2.9%
13 Angel 2.9%
14 Greenlanders 2.9%
15 Village Church 2.9%
16 The Forest Pool this painting 2.9%
17 Sea And Sky 2.9%
18 Sunset 2.9%
19 The lovers 2.9%
20 Genealogical Tree ^ Beowulf 2.9%

Together these works take 99.3% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 190 works by this artist, of which 20 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 16 of them, with 2.9% of that attention. The same counts, month by month

Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

Artist

Rockwell Kent

Born in Tarrytown, United States of America

early life and education

rockwell kent, an american painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, and adventurer, was born on june 21, 1882, in tarrytown, new york. of english descent, kent spent his early life in and around new york city, attending the horace mann school. he studied composition and design with arthur wesley dow at the art students league in 1900 and painting with william merritt chase from 1900 to 1902.

artistic career and inspiration

kent's early paintings of mount monadnock and new hampshire, first shown at the society of american artists in new york in 1904, marked the beginning of his reputation as an early american modernist. his series of monhegan island paintings (1905-1910), exhibited at clausen galleries in new york in 1907, can be seen in museums across the country, including the metropolitan museum of art, seattle art museum, and new britain museum of american art.

key exhibitions:

exhibition of independent artists (1910)

an independent exhibition of the paintings and drawings of twelve men (1911), also known as "the twelve" or "kent's tent"

influences:**

transcendentalism, inspired by the works of thoreau and emerson

the austerity and stark beauty of wilderness

notable works:**

wilderness (1920), an adventure memoir and compilation of letters

series of land and seascapes from forbidding locales, conveying the symbolist spirit

later life and legacy

kent's later life was marked by his incorporation as "rockwell kent, inc." in 1919, supporting his new vermont homestead. he continued to paint until his death on march 13, 1971.

view rockwell kent's artworks:** https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/rockwellkent

explore more artists like rockwell kent:** /en/art/list/

read more about rockwell kent's life and work:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rockwell_kent

references: wikipedia, AllPaintingsStore.com

Where to read more

The artist Rockwell Kent topimpressionists.com/en/artists/rockwell-kent/
Similar works More works to compare topimpressionists.com/en/art/similar/rockwell-kent-the-forest-pool-9FJMLT-en/

Find this online

QR code linking to the download page for The Forest Pool

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Cite this artwork

MLA: Kent, Rockwell. The Forest Pool. n.d., https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-the-forest-pool-9FJMLT-en/
APA: Kent, Rockwell (n.d.). The Forest Pool [Painting]. https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-the-forest-pool-9FJMLT-en/
Chicago: Rockwell Kent. The Forest Pool. n.d. https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-the-forest-pool-9FJMLT-en/
Harvard: Kent, Rockwell (n.d.) The Forest Pool. Available at: https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-the-forest-pool-9FJMLT-en/

The Forest Pool — Rockwell Kent

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Our catalogue files this work under: forests. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
Look back at Late Afternoon (1962), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

Questions & Answers

How does "The Forest Pool" balance light and dark?

"The Forest Pool" by Rockwell Kent is recorded as balanced, with a gentle luminance luminance.

What subjects appear in "The Forest Pool" by Rockwell Kent?

The themes present in "The Forest Pool" by Rockwell Kent include forests. Together they summarize the artwork's subject matter.

How can I view "The Forest Pool" by Rockwell Kent as a slideshow?

A slideshow is available: the Diaporama page of "The Forest Pool" by Rockwell Kent.