Cow Boys
1873 David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University
About this artwork
This watercolor painting depicts two young boys sitting and standing on a grassy hillside, rendered with the artist's characteristic attention to light and rural American life. It is currently part of the collection at the David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University.
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Winslow Homer, one of the foremost American painters of the 19th century, was a master of the watercolor medium, elevating it from a recreational hobby to a serious exhibition form. This piece captures a quiet, nostalgic moment of American childhood, a recurring theme in Homer's post-Civil War works as he moved away from wartime reporting toward scenes of rural tranquility.
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Cow Boys
Winslow Homer, 1873
