Shepherdess Resting
1878
About this artwork
This watercolor painting depicts a young shepherdess sitting on a grassy slope beneath the shade of trees. It is characteristic of Homer's late 19th-century focus on rural life and pastoral scenes.
Did you know?
Winslow Homer traveled to Houghton Farm in New York in the late 1870s, where he created a series of intimate watercolor studies of farm life. These works mark a significant transition in his career from his earlier career as a magazine illustrator to his reputation as a master of the watercolor medium. His ability to capture the fleeting quality of light on the landscape during this period foreshadowed his later, more powerful depictions of the sea.
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Shepherdess Resting
Winslow Homer, 1878
