Mother and Three Children Making a Floral Wreath

Amerikanische Volkskunst, vers 1825

The image shows an elevated viewpoint of a landscape with colorful houses, trees, and figures. The scene is depicted in a simplistic style with flat colors and defined brushstrokes typical of folk art. The color palette includes earthy greens for the hills and pastel colors for the houses against a deep blue sky. In the foreground, there are two women seated by a waterway, another woman holding a flowering branch, and a child beside her. Trees in the upper right corner frame the scene.
Artiste
Amerikanische Volkskunst
Datation
vers 1825
Catégorie
Dessin
Technique
watercolor over graphite on paperr mounted to paperboard
Dimensions
30,5 × 35,6 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

The image shows an elevated viewpoint of a landscape with colorful houses, trees, and figures. The scene is depicted in a simplistic style with flat colors and defined brushstrokes typical of folk art. The color palette includes earthy greens for the hills and pastel colors for the houses against a deep blue sky. In the foreground, there are two women seated by a waterway, another woman holding a flowering branch, and a child beside her. Trees in the upper right corner frame the scene.

Amerikanische Volkskunst