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.
A woman leans out a second-story window, blowing a large horn toward a field. She’s dressed in a long skirt and apron, her hair pulled back. Below, a dog sits on the windowsill, looking up at her. Inside the room, a table holds dishes and a teapot. Outside, a few people walk in the distance, and a building sits near the horizon. This is a wood engraving, so the lines are sharp and detailed. The artist used cross-hatching—lots of crisscrossed lines—to create shadows and texture. Check out technique: engraving to see how artists like this made prints.
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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