A stream meanders back through snowbanks in this wooded landscape, which is created entirely with cool, pale tones of white, gray, blue, lilac, and golden beige in this nearly square painting. Steep banks sloping toward the stream are mounded with snow. Touches of tan and pale pink suggest traces of foliage in some of the tree branches above. The paint is loosely applied so some brushstrokes are visible, creating a soft, hazy view of this scene.

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Winter Harmony

John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853 - 1902)

c. 1890/1900

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 65.4 x 81.1 cm (25 3/4 x 31 15/16 in.) ; framed: 85.1 x 100 x 5.7 cm (33 1/2 x 39 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of the Avalon Foundation
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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