The image shows an urban scene during winter with snow covering the landscape. The perspective is street level, capturing two buildings partially, one on the left with architectural details and snow-covered branches in front, and a tall building on the right with elaborate rooftop and façade covered in snow. The horizon aligns with the roofs of the buildings and the trees. The falling snow and accumulation are depicted with swirling, soft brushstrokes. The color palette includes whites, grays, and muted browns. Snow blurs the lower part of the view where small dark figures and carriages…
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The Great Blizzard of 1899

Walter Paris (American, 1842 - 1906)

1899

Medium
gouache with watercolor and charcoal on gray wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 45.4 × 73.98 cm (17 7/8 × 29 1/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of the artist, 1909)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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