The artwork titled “Sheep Pasture, Cornish, New Hampshire,” created by Maxfield Parrish in 1936, belongs to the Romanticism movement and is a landscape genre piece.
The artwork depicts a serene pastoral scene with gentle rolling hills, bathed in soft, diffused light. The foreground features darker shades, suggesting shadows cast by the undulating terrain or perhaps rows of stones, which lead the viewer’s gaze towards the mid-ground where the pasture appears more illuminated. Trees and bushes are subtly indicated, and beyond them, distant mountains fade into the horizon, their silhouettes softened by atmospheric perspective. The sky, a defining feature of the composition, is expansive and punctuated by billowing clouds, adding to the tranquil and idyllic atmosphere of the landscape. The overall color palette is subdued, using a range of earthy tones and delicate blues, enhancing the peaceful and contemplative nature of the scene.
