Croquet Scene
1866 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1866
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 40.3 × 66.2 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Movement
- Realism
Three women in bright crinolines and a man stooping to set a ball play croquet on a sunlit lawn. Croquet had just become a fashionable game in America, one of the few outdoor sports men and women played together, and Homer painted five pictures of it in 1865–66. The flat, bright colour and strong shadows made the series some of the most modern American paintings of the decade. This one is in the Art Institute of Chicago.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A sunny lawn party in red, blue and white for a living room, hallway or garden room in a dark wood frame. It suits white or soft green walls and pairs with Snap the Whip.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1866)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
