Mount Washington

1869

The majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire were celebrated by artists, writers, and naturalists as a wilderness. But when Winslow Homer arrived on assignment from Harper's Weekly in 1868, the region was dominated by tourists, grand hotels, railroads, and well-groomed trails for walking and riding. Homer took a new approach in his depiction of the landscape, showing it instead as a stage for human activity, rather than as a sublime paradise.

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Artist

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

Date

1869

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

41.3 × 61.8 cm (16 1/4 × 24 5/16 in.)

Origin

New Hampshire

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Richard E. Danielson and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick