 |
 |
|
Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
Cernay-la-Ville—French Farm, 1867
Oil on panel; 10 1/2 x 18 1/16 in. (26.8 x 45.9 cm)
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Merle J. Trees
|
|
|
During his 10-month sojourn in France (1866–67), Homer visited Cernay-la-Ville, a small art colony in Picardy, about 30 miles southwest of Paris. This modest scene reflects his familiarity with the intimate depictions of rural life by such French artists as Camille Corot, Théodore Rousseau, and Charles-François Daubigny that he would have seen in Boston and at the 1867 Exposition Universelle. With an experienced eye, Homer captured the poetic atmosphere and gentle light on the French farm buildings.
|
|
|
|
