Woods with Pine Trees
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-175-b
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Woods with Pine Trees**1862) by Winslow Homer captures the rugged beauty of the American wilderness during a pivotal moment in U.S. history. Painted amid the Civil War, when Homer served as an artist-correspondent for *Harper's Weekly*, this landscape reflects his early fascination with nature's quiet power. As a self-taught artist transitioning from illustration to fine art, Homer's realistic style—marked by bold compositions and keen observation—began to shine in works like this, evoking the vast, untamed forests of the Northeast. Though the medium remains unidentified, the painting's cla...