American Winter Scenes: Morning

Winter en Kerstmis, 1854

This print depicts a winter scene from a slightly elevated perspective. The view captures a group of people engaging in various activities on a frozen river surrounded by snow-covered hills and trees, some bare and some with green needles. In the distance, a wooden bridge spans the frozen water, and distant houses, trees, and birds are seen against gentle snowy hills under soft sunlight. At the bottom of the painting, some people sled down a hill onto the frozen water while others skate on the ice. The people wear warm buttoned coats in shades of yellow, green, brown, and blue. Some wear brown hats and red scarves. In the bottom right corner, large chunks have been taken out of the ice, and thin cracks form. The painting has a color palette of blues and whites, contrasting with warm tones from the clothing of the people. The cloudy sky above is mostly gray with some patches of pale blue peeking through. At the bottom a line of text reads "AMERICAN WINTER SCENES."
Kunstenaar
Winter en Kerstmis
Datering
1854
Soort
Prent
Techniek
lithograph with hand coloring on wove paper
Afmetingen
41,5 × 60,9 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

This print depicts a winter scene from a slightly elevated perspective. The view captures a group of people engaging in various activities on a frozen river surrounded by snow-covered hills and trees, some bare and some with green needles. In the distance, a wooden bridge spans the frozen water, and distant houses, trees, and birds are seen against gentle snowy hills under soft sunlight. At the bottom of the painting, some people sled down a hill onto the frozen water while others skate on the ice. The people wear warm buttoned coats in shades of yellow, green, brown, and blue. Some wear brown hats and red scarves. In the bottom right corner, large chunks have been taken out of the ice, and thin cracks form. The painting has a color palette of blues and whites, contrasting with warm tones from the clothing of the people. The cloudy sky above is mostly gray with some patches of pale blue peeking through. At the bottom a line of text reads "AMERICAN WINTER SCENES."

Winter en Kerstmis