1878
gouache
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Green Hill is a 1878 gouache by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a lone horse standing on a grassy hillside. The horse is brown with a white stripe down its face, and it’s looking away from you. Behind it, a small house sits near a tree, with a fence running along the hill’s edge. The sky is pale and cloudy, and the ground near the horse looks dry and cracked. The artist used quick, loose brushstrokes to show light and movement. The colors are soft and muted, with green hills and a faded sky. Next, look up watercolor to see how artists use this medium to create light effects.
Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects.
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