Seated Girl with a Basket
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-79
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Seated Girl with a Basket** (1880) by Winslow Homer captures the quiet dignity of everyday American life during the late 19th century. Homer, a pivotal figure in American Realism (1836–1910), shifted from his early Civil War illustrations to masterful depictions of rural and coastal scenes. Created around the time Homer was immersing himself in the rugged beauty of Maine and the Adirondacks, this work reflects his fascination with ordinary people—here, a seated girl with a basket, evoking themes of youth, labor, and simplicity amid post-Civil War America’s social transformations. Classified...