Lake George

John Frederick Kensett

1869 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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About this work

Artist: John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872)
Year: 1869
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 112.1 × 168.6 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Hudson River School

Lake George in the Adirondacks on a still day, seen from the west shore looking towards Black Mountain, with low islands, a flat silvery water surface and a sky of thin cloud. Kensett visited the lake many times and this, his largest painting of it, distils those studies into a spare composition with a narrow range of colour. He foreshortened the distances, left out some islands and merged others into the mainland. Nothing hints at the hotels and railways that were turning the lake into a resort. The quiet, light-filled manner is the one later called luminism, and Kensett was among its central figures. Painted in 1869, three years before his death, the canvas was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1914 from the collection of Morris K. Jesup.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A still lake, low islands and a silvery sky in a narrow range of colour, a spare luminist picture for a bedroom, study or minimal living room at 16×24 or 24×36 in oak or black. White, pale grey or soft blue; it calms a room.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1869)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Lake George in the public domain?

Yes. John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Lake George painted, and in what medium?

Lake George dates from 1869 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 112.1 × 168.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of John Frederick Kensett's Lake George — Lake George — a luminous calm over the Adirondack lake, islands and mountains mirrored in still water — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Luminism: Light on Still Water, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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