Buttercup Time 1920

Willard Metcalf’s 1920 painting, “Buttercup Time”, depicts a lush landscape filled with yellow buttercups. In the background, a quaint village with a church spire sits nestled amidst a canopy of trees. The painting’s Impressionistic style, characterized by loose brushstrokes and vibrant colors, captures the light and atmosphere of a summer day. The artist's depiction of the simple beauty of nature and rural life was a defining feature of the American Impressionist movement.