The Snowy 19th-Century American Countryside by George Henry Durrie (1820–1863)

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George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) A Christmas Party 1852

George Henry Durrie (1820–1863) was an American artist born in Hartford, Connecticut, whose rural winter scenes became popular when reproduced by Currier and Ives. In his teens the self-taught artist painted portraits in the New Haven area. In 1839, he received artistic instruction from Nathaniel Jocelyn, a local engraver & portrait painter. After 1842, he settled in New Haven, but made painting trips to New Jersey, New York, & Virginia. Around 1850, he began painting genre scenes of rural life, as well as the winter landscapes Currier and Ives published 4 prints were published between 1860, and the artist's death in 1863;6 additional prints were issued posthumously.

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Self Portrait

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Farmstead in Winter 1860

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Farmyard in Winter 1862

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Feeding the Sheep 1862

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Gathering Wood for Winter 1855

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Going to Church 1853

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Jones Inn in Winter 1853

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Jones Inn Winter 1855

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Ketcham Farm in Winter, New Haven

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) New England Winter Scene 1858

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) On the Road to Boston

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Red Schoolhouse Winter 1858

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Seven Miles to Farmington

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) The Halfway House 1861

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) The Wood Sled 1854

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Farm Yard 1855

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in New England 1852

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in the Country 1857

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in the Country 1861

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in the Country Farmyard 1858

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in the Country Getting Ice 1862

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in the Country on a Cold Morning 1861

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter in the Country the Old Grist Mill 1862

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Landscape with Log Cart 1855

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Landscape

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Scene 1857

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Scene in New England 1859

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Scene New Haven Connecticut 1858

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Wintertime on the Farm

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Yellow Farmhouse in Winter 1859
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