For to Be a Farmer’s Boy 1887

Winslow Homer’s 1887 watercolor painting, “For to Be a Farmer's Boy”, depicts a young man carrying a pumpkin through a field. This piece showcases Homer's mastery of the watercolor medium, utilizing loose brushstrokes to evoke a sense of movement and light. Homer's painting captures the beauty and simplicity of rural life, depicting a scene of hard work and honest labor. The painting's subject matter, a young farmer, embodies the themes of youth, nature, and labor that were prevalent in Homer's work.