The Farm Landing by Edward Mitchell Bannister was painted in 1892. The piece, which resides in the White House, is a showcase of Bannister’s signature style, where he features expansive, pastoral New England landscapes. Here we see two red rowboats at the water's edge, tucked among the reeds and lily pads that float across the foreground of the painting. Just up the bank a pair of cattle graze in the open field, one of them a warm reddish brown. A cluster of tall trees rises behind them, their leaves rendered in loose, feathery strokes, while the sky opens up in soft blues and pale clouds. The whole scene has the feel of a working farm on an ordinary afternoon, with a worn dirt path leading up from the landing. Reflective of Barbizon movement of the 19th century, this painting beautifully features Bannister’s love of tonalism.