Berry Pickers

Winslow Homer

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a group of people engaging in an outdoor activity. On the left, woman in a brown dress, a tan smock or apron, and a cream hat with a red ribbon faces the right and holds a silver bucket as she leans against a large gray rock or wall. Another woman stands behind her, looking down at the ground, wearing a white dress and a yellow hat with a light blue ribbon. On the right, other people sit or kneel on the bright green ground, including a woman or girl in a yellow dress, two men or boys in white shirts with vests and suspenders, and two other people on the right who are mostly obscured. These people all look down at the ground, and many of them also have buckets. All of the people with visible faces or hands have pale skin. The ground is filled with tall green grass and flowers in shades of yellow, blue, and white, along with small red berries. Farther away on the right, the land meets a distant body of blue water. In the background on the left are several small gray hut-like structures. The sky above is a pale blue-white color.