Farmhouse

Farmhouse (1951) by Umetaro Azechi depicts a snow-covered mountain village, with steeply pitched thatched or shingled roofs on several farmhouses beneath a row of jagged, snow-mantled peaks. In the foreground a red-clad figure pulls or pushes a wooden cart or sled through the snow between the buildings. The palette is limited to cool grey-blues and whites for the snow and mountains, muted browns for the rooftops, and a single note of red on the figure, giving the scene a quiet, still, wintry atmosphere.