Mother and Three Children Making a Floral Wreath

Amerikanische Volkskunst, ca. 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.
Kunstenaar
Amerikanische Volkskunst
Datering
ca. 1825
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
watercolor over graphite on paperr mounted to paperboard
Afmetingen
30,5 × 35,6 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

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