Rural

  • Hark! The Lark (1882)

    Hark! The Lark (1882)

    Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

    A solitary figure pauses in a sunlit field, captivated by the song of a lark overhead.

  • The Wood Gatherers

    The Wood Gatherers

    François Alfred Delobbe (French, 1835–1915)

    A tender yet unsentimental glimpse of rural life, where figures merge with the forest in their daily labor.

  • Wheat Field

    Wheat Field

    William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

    A golden wheat field breathes under an open sky, its brushstrokes alive with movement and light.

  • Village Street, Vétheuil (1879)

    Village Street, Vétheuil (1879)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A sunlit village street breathes with quiet life, where light and shadow play across weathered walls and wandering figures.

  • A Sick Chicken (1874)

    A Sick Chicken (1874)

    Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

    A lone, ailing chicken stands in stark solitude, its fragile form rendered with raw honesty against a barren backdrop.

  • Baigneuses gardeuses d’oies (1895-1896)

    Baigneuses gardeuses d’oies (1895-1896)

    Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

    A tranquil riverside scene where women bathe amid geese, bathed in soft light and earthy tones.

  • Autumn (1877)

    Autumn (1877)

    Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

    A hauntingly beautiful depiction of autumn’s fleeting warmth, where nature dwarfs human presence under a golden, nostalgic light.

  • Woman and Child at the Well (1882)

    Woman and Child at the Well (1882)

    Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

    A tender depiction of rural life, where a woman and child share a quiet moment by a sunlit well.

  • Le trecciaiole di paglia (1868)

    Le trecciaiole di paglia (1868)

    Egisto Ferroni (Italian, 1835–1912)

    A serene depiction of women weaving straw, bathed in warm light and earthy tones, celebrating the quiet grace of rural labor.