Girl Seated in a Garden (Primary Title)
Winslow Homer, American, 1836 - 1910 (Artist)
During the 1870s, America’s leading genre painter, Winslow Homer, focused on pastoral images of youth. Many of the resulting oils and watercolors evoke the country’s postwar confidence, while others – such as this work – strike a more reflective, melancholy mood. Posed in an intimate outdoor setting, the contemplative young model seems to merge with the nearly abstract autumnal landscape. Homer likely painted this picture, which once belonged to his brother, while staying at his friends’ farm in upstate New York.
Gift of Mrs. William E. Massey, Sr.
Goodrich/Gerdts, no. 752
Paintings for the Home by American Artists, Milch Galleries, New York, NY (December 1945).
Exhibition of Paintings by Winslow Homer, Babcock Galleries (December 8-31, 1941).
Exhibition of Paintings by Winslow Homer, Babcock Galleries (December 8-31, 1941).
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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