The North Country

Willard Metcalf

1923 · Oil on canvas · The American Wing

After about 1900 Metcalf devoted himself to painting the woodlands and mountains of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont. "The North Country," the sort of seasonal landscape for which he received national acclaim, reveals his skill in capturing subtle color and light. The broad view, rendered in a rapid, sketchy manner in a palette suited to a late autumn or a winter day, portrays the village of Perkinsville, Vermont, nestled in the sloping countryside below Hawks Mountain. The Black River flows through pasture in the foreground, its smooth waters echoing the overall tranquility of the scene.

Artist

Willard Metcalf

Date

1923

Medium

Oil on canvas

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

George A. Hearn Fund, 1924