Boy and Girl on a Hillside
1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum
About this artwork
A watercolor painting featuring a young boy lounging on a grassy slope while a girl standing nearby holds a bucket. This work is characteristic of Homer's mature period in the medium of watercolor.
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Winslow Homer spent significant time in Houghton Farm, New York, during the late 1870s, where he created many light-filled watercolors depicting rural life. This piece captures his interest in the simple, candid moments of children at play, reflecting a broader American artistic shift toward genre scenes of country living in the post-Civil War era.
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Boy and Girl on a Hillside
Winslow Homer, 1878
