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Long Island Farmhouses

William Sidney Mount

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a rural scene with several white farmhouses. A large, bare tree stands prominently on the right side. The houses have dark roofs and chimneys. A wooden fence runs across the bottom of the painting. People are standing outside one of the houses. The sky is cloudy and brown. The scene includes a grassy hill and a body of water in the background.

Artwork Details

Date
1862–63
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 442 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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