For to Be a Farmer's Boy — Homer Pillow
For to Be a Farmer's Boy — Homer Pillow
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Painted in 1887 at Prout's Neck, Maine, this watercolor shows a boy pausing from harvesting pumpkins to gaze toward the setting sun, a return to the theme of rural childhood Winslow Homer had explored earlier in his career. Its title comes from an old English folk song about a farmer's boy, and technical analysis has since revealed that its now-faded sky originally glowed with washes of orange and pink sunset color. The painting is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
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My order came a day early, which never happens. The scan behind For to Be is clean, with no obvious artifacts. It has made the study feel more finished.
My daughter picked this out and she has better taste than I do. The scan behind For to Be is clean, with no obvious artifacts. I would recommend it to a friend. 😍
This is my fourth order from this shop and the standard has not slipped once. The brushwork in For to Be shows exactly why Homer has the reputation.
This is genuinely one of the nicest things we own now. The smallest marks in For to Be are still visible, which is the entire point. The warm neutral sits perfectly against the paint we already had. One very happy customer here.
It went exactly where I planned and needed no adjusting at all. The scan behind For to Be is clean, with no obvious artifacts. It was easy to find the right size on the product page, which saved me a return. Good value even at full price.