Saddle Horse in Farm Yard
ca. 1870–75
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (32.4 x 40.3 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Accession Number
67.187.130
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About this artwork
This intimate oil study captures a quiet moment in American rural life during the post-Civil War era. Winslow Homer, celebrated for his marine paintings and Civil War illustrations, here turns his attention to the everyday subject of a saddled horse in a modest farm setting. Painted on wood panel around 1870-75, the work demonstrates Homer's commitment to American Realism and his interest in honest depictions of ordinary scenes. The composition focuses on a single horse, its dark form standing a...
About the Artist
Winslow Homer · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...