1882
pastel
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The First Snowfall is a 1882 pastel by Arthur Bowen Davies, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a quiet forest scene with bare trees and rocky ground. The trees stand in rows, their branches tangled together. The colors are muted—mostly grays, browns, and a touch of green—with a hint of blue in the shadows. The paper has a gray tone, which makes the colors look soft and blended. The artist used light strokes to suggest snow on the rocks and branches. Look up watercolor to see how artists mix paint and water for this delicate effect.
Arthur Bowen Davies (September 26, 1862 – October 24, 1928) was an avant-garde American artist and influential advocate of modern art in the United States c. 1910–1928.
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