Camel’s Hump from the Western Shore of Lake Champlain, 1852, oil on canvas, 31-3/8 x 45-3/16 in. Framed by Gill & Lagodich for the High Museum of Art. Period frame with custom replica liner element, c. 1850s American painting frame, attr. Goupil, New York; gilded applied composition ornament on wood, molding width ~6 in. “Kensett, one of the leading American artists of the 1850s, trained as an engraver before studying painting in Europe. Deeply attracted to the landscapes of New York and New England, he frequently depicted famous scenery, such as this view of Vermont’s Green Mountains from the New York shore of Lake Champlain. The picturesque conjunction of the undulating mountain range and New England’s largest lake accounted for its popularity with artists and tourists alike.” —High Museum label. Painting: Gift of Virginia Carroll Crawford