Farm Yard, Winter

1862

Oil on canvas

Overall: 26 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. ( 66.7 x 92.1 cm )

The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart

S-196

The rural landscape of Durrie's native Connecticut inspired the scenes of simple New England farm life for which he was noted. The largely self-taught painter mastered the effects of atmosphere and the varying textures of snow and ice. Yet his paintings, which frequently repeat architectural and figural elements, display an underlying naïveté in technique and conception. His winter subjects gained additional popularity through prints published by Currier and Ives beginning in 1861. This painting and another on view in this gallery are two of four Durrie works purchased by Robert L. Stuart in the 1860s.

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