The Country School
1871 · Oil on canvas · Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1871
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 31.1 × 47.8 cm
- Collection
- Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover
- Movement
- Realism
A young teacher stands at the front of a bare one-room schoolhouse, book in hand, while barefoot children sit at long benches in the sunlight from the windows. Homer painted the country school several times in the early 1870s, when such schools were being replaced and the subject already felt nostalgic. This small version is in the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts.
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 schoolroom scene for a classroom, study or child's room in a dark wood frame. It suits warm white or soft yellow walls and makes a good gift for a teacher.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1871)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- study or library, kids room, classroom, living room, 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.
