White Mountain Wagon
1868â69
Medium
landscapes
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1918-20-9
About this artwork
Horizontal view of a three-bench wagon carrying seven passengers along a ridge in foreground, overlooking distant mountains and sky with clouds in the background. Verso: mountain landscape with house in middle distance.
Art Historical Context
**White Mountain Wagon, Winslow Homer (1868–69)** Step into the rugged beauty of post-Civil War America with Homer's *White Mountain*, a captivating landscape watercolor from the Smithsonian American Art. Painted during Homer's 1868 visit to New Hampshire's White Mountains—a hotspot for emerging tourism—this horizontal composition places a sturdy three-bench wagon with seven passengers along a foreground ridge. They gaze out over hazy distant peaks under a vast, cloud-streaked sky, evoking the thrill of 19th-century travel and the awe of untamed nature. Homer, a master of American Realism, c...