The Farm-Yard in Winter
Winter farm scene featuring a barn and farm animals. Barn at left with open door permitting a glimpse of two men and a dog inside; one man carries a pitchfork full of hay towards a horse in its stable.Two cows (one black, one brown) stand outside facing the barn door; in a shed (center) attached to the barn, another cow and sheep are visible. A haystack is at far left; another cow (seen from behind) nibbles at the hay, while chickens perch on a nearby fence. A wooden trough stands in the center of the yard. Black birds are atop the barn roof where the snow has melted. At the lower right, the hind quarters of a standing cow is shown near four ducks (lower center). Mountain vista is in the right distance, beyond a haystack, a partial view of the farm house and fields.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Farm-Yard in Winter
- Artist: After a painting by George Henry Durrie (American, New Haven, Connecticut 1820–1863 New Haven, Connecticut)
- Publisher: Lithographed and published by Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Date: 1861
- Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 16 5/16 × 23 5/8 in. (41.5 × 60 cm)
Image with text: 17 15/16 × 23 5/8 in. (45.5 × 60 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 26 7/8 in. (51 × 68.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
- Object Number: 63.550.506
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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