Tuesday, August 16, 2016

A CHANGE OF PACE - A PAINTING


I saw this a couple of weeks ago at the National Art Gallery in Washington DC.  According to what I read, it was painted by Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) - Native hut at Nassau, 1885.  Watercolor and gouache over graphite.  Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1994. 



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20 comments:

  1. Ginny HartzlerAugust 16, 2016 at 9:29 PM

    Very nice. I like the rooster!

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  2. LindaAugust 16, 2016 at 11:49 PM

    It is a lovely painting.

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  3. Elephant's ChildAugust 16, 2016 at 11:51 PM

    A lovely representation of a simpler time.

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  4. Small KucingAugust 17, 2016 at 2:14 AM

    at first glance i thought it was a picture of the village house over here. Similar style. :)

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  5. Anna of Mutton Style and YearsAugust 17, 2016 at 3:18 AM

    That is a gorgeous painting. So peaceful and full of simple history.

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  6. BreathtakingAugust 17, 2016 at 4:29 AM

    A very accomplished painting of this simple subject. I like it a lot.

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  7. ekullumanaliAugust 17, 2016 at 4:53 AM

    Very beautiful painting, thanks for sharing. Good day.

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  8. ValerieAugust 17, 2016 at 6:32 AM

    Thanks Denise. It's the sort of picture I need to look at when my world is going crazy around me.

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  9. TexWisGirlAugust 17, 2016 at 7:33 AM

    i'd have guessed bahamas or jamaica, too.

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  10. eileeninmdAugust 17, 2016 at 7:57 AM

    Hello, Denise. It is a beautiful painting. Thanks for sharing. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  11. bailiAugust 17, 2016 at 8:12 AM

    it is perfect for me though i am not good at this but i tried to draw same painting hundreds times of my life thanks you for sharing the peace of your heart dear

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  12. Tanya BreeseAugust 17, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    i really like this...and it looks like a little person is peeking out the door!

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  13. MadSnapperAugust 17, 2016 at 8:40 AM

    beautiful painting, i like the palms against the sky part best...

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  14. William KendallAugust 17, 2016 at 10:55 AM

    I do like his work. I think our National Gallery has one of his pieces.

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  15. AnonymousAugust 17, 2016 at 11:06 AM

    The painting could be about a hut in Hawaii, judging from the foliage. Pretty art.

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  16. ChristineAugust 17, 2016 at 12:33 PM

    Its those little figures peering out from the doorway which grab my attention!

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  17. Lowcarb team memberAugust 17, 2016 at 1:57 PM

    A lovely painting ... the colours are pleasing to the eye ... and there is plenty to look at.The figures at the door I wonder what stories they could tell us ...

    All the best Jan

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  18. CloudiaAugust 17, 2016 at 2:08 PM

    Oh of course this gives me a pang of the islands, Denise! Nice post.

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  19. Titus John WhiteAugust 17, 2016 at 4:02 PM

    Hi Denise, wonderful painting, have seen similar huts in Africa. Wonder what the people in the doorway were looking at. Regards John

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  20. AnonymousAugust 17, 2016 at 6:10 PM

    Interesting painting; very quaint.

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