The Hilltop Barn - Houghton Farm
1874 Private collection
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a team of two horses, one light and one dark, pulling a cart along a rural hillside near a farm building. It was executed on May 14, 1874, during one of Homer's visits to the Houghton Farm in Mountainville, New York.
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Winslow Homer spent significant time at Houghton Farm in the 1870s, where he turned away from his earlier magazine illustration work to master the medium of watercolor. The paintings from this period, including this piece, reflect his growing interest in the quiet, pastoral life of rural America, capturing authentic moments of labor and farm scenery with remarkable technical skill.
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The Hilltop Barn - Houghton Farm
Winslow Homer, 1874
