1859
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sleighing in Haymarket Square, Boston is a 1859 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene in a city square. People are sliding down icy slopes on makeshift sleds, while horses and a dog run wild. One man in a hat is holding a stick, another is falling off a sled, and a soldier stands nearby, watching. Buildings and signs fill the background, and the ground is slippery with ice. The title tells us this is Boston’s Haymarket Square, where winter fun turned messy. The artist drew fast, loose lines to show the action—no time for smooth details. Next, check out Realism to see how artists like this captured everyday life.
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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