A Game of Croquet 1866

Winslow Homer's "A Game of Croquet" (1866) depicts two women playing the popular Victorian pastime in a verdant, sun-drenched clearing. The woman on the left, dressed in blue, is poised to take a shot while the woman on the right, in a bright red dress, walks away from her previous turn. Homer's keen eye for detail captures the carefree atmosphere and elegance of the scene, making the work a classic example of American genre painting.