Homestead
1874
Edward Lamson Henry serves up a heavy dose of 19th-century American nostalgia in this peaceful riverside scene. A mother in a bonnet relaxes on a bench with her baby, while her other children play with a dog along a dirt path leading to a classic white picket fence. The large, leafy trees cast long, golden shadows, suggesting a quiet late afternoon by the water. As a leading figure in American realism, Henry often painted these idyllic, almost memory-like landscapes that made city dwellers long for a simpler, bygone era.
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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