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Connecticut Village (Going to School)

Julian Alden Weir

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape scene with trees in the foreground and a village in the background. The trees are bare, with no leaves, and have many branches. A child wearing a red coat walks on a dirt path to the left. There are buildings and a fence behind the trees. A blue sky is visible through the branches. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of brown, yellow, and blue. The painting style is impressionist, with visible brushstrokes and texture. Connecticut Village Going to School by Julian Alden Weir is a representation of a rural scene.

Artwork Details

Date
after 1891
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
524 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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