The Green Hill

Winslow Homer

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a green landscape with a horizon line about two-thirds up the frame. Trees dot the horizon, and a dark green hill rises in the distance. A red building is partially visible behind some green trees near the upper left corner. Closer to us, a woman sits on what seems to be a brown stone wall, facing the right. Her right arm is raised with her hand resting on her head, obscuring her face. She has pale skin and dark brown hair tied into a braid, and she wears a gray dress and black shoes. Behind her is a grassy green field that stretches towards the horizon. The sky above is mostly white, with some hints of light gray and pale blue painted with thick, light brushstrokes.