Winslow Homer
American, 1836–1910
The Bridle Path, White Mountains
1868
A young woman rides sidesaddle along a rocky path in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. She seems lost in thought, separated from the other riders, one of whom waves a handkerchief as if to draw her attention. The focus of Homer’s painting reflects two social trends that gathered momentum after the Civil War: the popularity of regional tourism in North America and the increasing independence of middle-class women.
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 24 1/8 x 38 in. (61.3 x 96.5 cm) Frame: 35 3/4 x 49 3/4 in. (90.8 x 126.4 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.2 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark, 1950 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Winslow Homer, The Bridle Path, White Mountains, 1868, Oil on canvas. The Clark Art Institute, 1955.2.
Bibliography
Conrads, Margaret C. American Paintings and Sculpture at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1990.
Provenance
Martha Bennett Phelps (Mrs. John Case Phelps), Wilkes-Barre, PA.; William George Phelps, Binghamton, NY., her son, by descent; Esther Phelps Pumpelly, Owego, NY., his daughter, by descent; [Macbeth Gallery, New York, 1937–8, sold to the Whitney]; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1938–50); [M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1950, sold to Clark, 1 May 1950]; Sterling and Francine Clark (1950–55); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955.
