Winter in 19C America - Delivery Boy

John George Brown (1831-1913) Delivery Boy 1863


In the midst of our 3rd snowfall this week.  Lots of snow on the ground and the trees.  Birds are fighting over the seeds in the birdfeeders.  Winter is on the way.

Winter in 19C America - Tones of Snow by George Inness (1825-1894)

George Inness (American Hudson River School & Tonalist Painter, 1825-1894) Home at Montclair


George Inness (American Hudson River School & Tonalist Painter, 1825-1894) Winter Evening

George Inness (American Hudson River School & Tonalist Painter, 1825-1894) Winter, Close of Day

George Inness (American Hudson River School & Tonalist Painter, 1825-1894) Christmas Eve

Winter in 19C America - Boston & New York City by American Arthur Clifton Goodwin 1864-1929

Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Looking Down Tremont, Boston


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) A View of the Plaza from Central Park, New York City


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) The Wharf and Custom House Tower, ca. 1915


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Busy Winter Day, Tremont and Park Streets, Boston


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Copley Square, Boston 1908


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Copley Square, Boston


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Misty Winter Morning


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Tremont Street, Boston, 1911


Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American artist, 1864-1929) Park Street Church in Winter

Winter in 19C America - New England by George Henry Durrie 1820–1863

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


George Henry Durrie was an American artist whose rural winter scenes became popular during the Civil War era. Durrie was born in New Haven, Connecticut, where his father was an emigrant from England, & his mother was a descendant of Governor William Bradford, a Mayflower pilgrim. Durrie taught himself to paint in his teens. In 1839, Durrie & his brother John began 2 years of artistic instruction from Nathaniel Jocelyn, a local engraver & portrait painter. Much of Durrie’s early career was spent as an itinerant portrait painter, traveling over the countryside in search of commissions in rural areas. In 1839, Durrie traveled to Hartford & Bethany, Connecticut; and 1840-1841, he worked in Naugatuck & Meriden, Connecticut, and in Freehold & Keyport, New Jersey. After 1842, he settled in New Haven with his new wife & growing family; but he made painting trips to New Jersey, New York, & Virginia. His account book shows at this time his portraits were between $5 to & $15 each. To supplement his income, Durrie did other painting jobs such as altering portraits, varnishing, & painting decorative motifs on window shutters. Around 1850, he began painting genre scenes of rural life & winter landscapes; as portrait painters began to lose business to the camera. An advertisement in the New Haven Daily Register reads: “Having engaged for a few months past in painting a number of choice Winter Scenes, [G. H. Durrie] would offer them at public sale to the admirers of the fine arts… It is needless to add that no collection of pictures is complete without one or more Winter Scenes.” Four of his prints were published by Currier & Ives between 1860 & the artist's death in New Haven in 1863; & 6 additional prints were issued after his death.

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) A Cold Morning

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

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Hunter in Winter Wood

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) Yellow Farmhouse in Winter 1859

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

George Henry Durrie (American artist, 1820–1863) Winter Farmyard and Sleigh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winter in 19C America - New York City by Herman N. Hyneman 1849–1907

Herman N. Hyneman (American artist, 1849–1907) Woman in Snow


Herman N. Hyneman (American artist, 1849–1907) Winter Hat

Herman N. Hyneman (American artist, 1849–1907) Lady in Winter in New York.