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Child

Rockwell Kent

Name Class Date
Rockwell Kent, Child. 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 originaluniqueart.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.

Source: OriginalUniqueArt.com — accessed Oct. 14, 2026

Child — Rockwell Kent Part 1 · The artwork

In context

Child — Rockwell Kent

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1880
  2. 1890
  3. 1900
  4. 1910
  5. 1920
  6. 1930
  7. 1940
  8. 1950
  9. 1960
  10. 1970

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

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

    Walnut #8c5d38

    Catalogued palette

    • #8C5D38
    • #86888D
    • #054068
    • #B6B3A2

    These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

    Main colour name
    Walnut
    Intensity
    Balanced How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Bold How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Discordant 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
    Balanced Soft 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 — 6 countries in all. Where these figures come from

    The ten leading countries

    1. 1 China 37.5%1,200 visits
    2. 2 Switzerland 34.4%1,100 visits
    3. 3 United States of America 18.8%600 visits
    4. 4 Canada 3.1%100 visits
    5. 5 Poland 3.1%100 visits
    6. 6 Russia 3.1%100 visits

    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. 1 The Trapper, 1921 37.2%1,600 visits
    2. 2 Flame 11.6%500 visits
    3. 3 Blackhead, Monhegan Island, Maine 4.7%200 visits
    4. 4 Wilderness 4.7%200 visits
    5. 5 Late Afternoon, 1962 2.3%100 visits
    6. 6 Fishermen 2.3%100 visits
    7. 7 Snow Fields 2.3%100 visits
    8. 8 Bear Glacier - Alaska 2.3%100 visits
    9. 9 Adirondack Farm, Summer 2.3%100 visits
    10. 10 Child this painting 2.3%100 visits
    11. 11 Sunset Over The Sea 2.3%100 visits
    12. 12 Far Horizon 2.3%100 visits
    13. 13 Greenland Travellers 2.3%100 visits
    14. 14 Picnic In The Pines 2.3%100 visits
    15. 15 Angel 2.3%100 visits
    16. 16 Greenlanders 2.3%100 visits
    17. 17 Village Church 2.3%100 visits
    18. 18 The Forest Pool 2.3%100 visits
    19. 19 Sea And Sky 2.3%100 visits
    20. 20 Sunset 2.3%100 visits

    Together these works take 95.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 190 works by this artist, of which 22 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 10 of them, with 2.3% of that attention (100 visits). 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.

    Source: OriginalUniqueArt.com — accessed Oct. 14, 2026

    Child — Rockwell Kent Part 2 · In context

    Artist and museum

    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 originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/rockwell-kent/
    • Similar works More works to compare originaluniqueart.com/en/art/similar/rockwell-kent-child-9FJMH9-en/

    Find this online

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    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Kent, Rockwell. Child. n.d., https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-child-9FJMH9-en/
    APA
    Kent, Rockwell (n.d.). Child [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-child-9FJMH9-en/
    Chicago
    Rockwell Kent. Child. n.d. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-child-9FJMH9-en/
    Harvard
    Kent, Rockwell (n.d.) Child. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/rockwell-kent-child-9FJMH9-en/

    Source: OriginalUniqueArt.com — accessed Oct. 14, 2026

    Child — Rockwell Kent Part 3 · Artist and museum

    Look closely

    Child — Rockwell Kent

    Look closely

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

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Our catalogue files this work under: children. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
    4. Look back at Late Afternoon (1962), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    5. 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.

    Source: OriginalUniqueArt.com — accessed Oct. 14, 2026

    Child — Rockwell Kent Part 4 · Look closely

    Questions & Answers

    What underlying hue runs through "Child" by Rockwell Kent?

    The dominant hue of "Child" by Rockwell Kent is green to violet spectrum. The hue is the underlying tone of the palette.

    Can I examine "Child" in more detail?

    "Child" can be examined layer by layer on the artwork's X-Ray page, a viewer inspired by a conservator's light bench with eleven optical readings of the image.

    How can I get a print of "Child" by Rockwell Kent?

    To get a print of "Child" by Rockwell Kent, simply order it on its Fine Art Print page: a fine art print on cotton canvas or archival canvas paper.