1870
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Dinner Horn is a 1870 ink by American 19th Century, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting depicts a woman standing outside a house, blowing a horn. She is dressed in a long skirt and blouse, with her back turned to the viewer. A cat is visible to her left, near the doorway. In the background, a field stretches out, with people working in the distance. The sky above is cloudy, and the overall atmosphere is one of rustic simplicity. This painting is reminiscent of the work of American 19th Century artists, who often depicted everyday scenes and landscapes with attention to detail and realism.
This artist painted everyday American life in the 1800s. Look at *Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley*—a quiet, sunlit scene of rural Pennsylvania. *Boy and Girl* shows two children standing close, their faces turned toward…
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