Every page in 36 Snow Scenes to Color began as a real piece of historical art. Here are 36 of them: the original on the left, our coloring page on the right, and the story behind each one.
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“A Snow Slide in the City”
“A Snow Slide in the City,” after Winslow Homer, from Harper’s Weekly, January 14, 1860. Wood engraving, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Snow Bird”
“Snow Bird,” from the Birds of America series issued for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Richmond, Virginia, 1888. Commercial lithograph, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick.
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Monet, “The Red Kerchief”
Claude Monet, “The Red Kerchief,” ca. 1868-73. Oil on fabric, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art. The woman is generally identified as Monet’s wife, Camille.
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“Winter: The Wolf in the Snow”
Félix Bracquemond, “Hiver: Le Loup dans la neige” (Winter: The Wolf in the Snow), 1864. Etching, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Central Park, Winter: The Skating Pond”
Currier & Ives, after a painting by Charles Parsons, “Central Park, Winter: The Skating Pond,” 1862. Hand-colored lithograph, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“A California Anomaly: Snow and Oranges”
“A California Anomaly, Snow and Oranges, Pasadena, California,” 1903. Commercial lithograph by an unknown artist, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Three Boys Making a Snowman”
Suzuki Harunobu, “Three Boys Making a Snowman,” ca. 1767-68. Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Harunobu is credited with pioneering full-color woodblock printing in Japan in the 1760s, just a few years before he made this one.
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“Happy New Year”
“Happy New Year,” from the New Year’s 1890 series issued by Kinney Bros., ca. 1889-90. Commercial lithograph, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick.
Free to print: this page is in our free Sampler Pack. Get the free pages.
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“Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree)”
Charles Burchfield, “Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree),” January 1917. Watercolor, gouache, blue and orange crayons and black wash, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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“Digging Out Car”
Elizabeth R. Dewey, “Digging Out Car,” 1934. Watercolor on paper, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Shimla in Winter
Samuel Bourne, “View on the Mall in Winter,” from Photographs of Northern India, Shimla, 1863-70. Albumen print, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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A Walk in the Winter Woods
Hamilton Hamilton, “Untitled (Winter Landscape),” 1886. Etching and drypoint, now in the National Gallery of Art.
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Trees in Snow
George Elbert Burr, “Untitled (Trees in Snow),” 1883. Pen and ink and ink wash, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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“Snow in Holland”
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, “Snow in Holland,” undated. Aquatint and etching on paper, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Childe Hassam, “Sweeping Snow”
Childe Hassam, “Sweeping Snow,” 1890s. Oil on canvas, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hassam was one of the leading American Impressionists.
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“Swiss Glacier”
John Joscelyn Coghill, “Swiss Glacier,” 1850s. Albumen silver print from a glass negative, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“The Park: Winter”
Leon Kroll, “The Park: Winter,” 1923. Oil on canvas, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Mountain Climbing
Unknown artist, “[Mountain Climbing],” 1860s-1870s. Painting, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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“Red School House”
George Henry Durrie, “Red School House (Country Scene),” 1858. Oil on canvas, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Signac, “Snow, Boulevard de Clichy”
Paul Signac, “Snow, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, 1886.” Oil on canvas, now in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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“Winter Sunlight”
Glenn Stuart Pearce, “Winter Sunlight,” about 1939. Pastel on paper, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a gift of the Pennsylvania W.P.A.
The W.P.A. was the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration, which employed artists during the Depression. This is one of the works it produced.
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“Winter Scene in New Haven”
George Henry Durrie, “Winter Scene in New Haven, Connecticut,” about 1858. Commercial lithograph, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Durrie painted New England winters again and again. We have three of them in our coloring book.
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“Home Town Winter”
Carlos Anderson, “Home Town Winter,” 1935-43. Lithograph, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a gift of the Work Projects Administration.
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“Paris Under Snow”
Auguste Louis Lepère, “Paris under Snow,” 1890. Wood engraving, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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“Ascension du Mont Blanc”
Bisson Frères, “Ascension du Mont Blanc” (Ascent of Mont Blanc), 1860. Hand-colored print, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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“Snow in the Foothills”
Willard L. Metcalf, “Snow in the Foothills,” about 1920-25. Oil on canvas, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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“Montréal Street in Winter”
Unknown photographer, “Montréal Street in Winter,” 1860s-80s. Albumen silver print, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Emil Ganso, “Winter”
Emil Ganso, “Winter,” about 1937. Aquatint and etching on paper, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Shimla, the Church from Mount Jakko
Samuel Bourne, “View of the Church from Mount Jakko Looking West, with Part of the Mall in Winter,” from Photographs of Northern India, Shimla, 1863-70. Albumen print, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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“A Winter’s Morning”
Peter Henry Emerson, “A Winter’s Morning,” 1887. Photogravure, now in the National Gallery of Art.
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“Winter Scene in Moonlight”
Henry Farrer, “Winter Scene in Moonlight,” 1869. Watercolor and gouache on white wove paper, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“A Winter Morning: Shovelling Out”
After Winslow Homer, “A Winter Morning: Shovelling Out,” from Harper’s Weekly, January 14, 1871. Wood engraving, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“The Manirung Pass”
Samuel Bourne, “The Manirung Pass,” about 1866. Albumen silver print from a glass negative, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Courbet, “The Deer”
Gustave Courbet, “The Deer,” about 1865. Oil on canvas, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Winter Night in a Dutch Town”
Jacob Cats, “Winter Night in a Dutch Town,” 1797. Watercolor heightened with white gouache, now in The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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“Winter in the Country”
George Henry Durrie, “Winter in the Country,” about 1858. Oil on canvas, now in the National Gallery of Art.
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