Description

Introduction

Der Weiss Homestead by P. Buckley Moss is a 2006 limited, numbered lithograph depicting the Ivan Miller farm near Berlin, Ohio. The broad winter scene brings together a snow-covered homestead, barns, a horse-drawn buggy, and figures skating on a frozen pond. Canada Goose Gallery records identify the work as a limited-edition lithograph, and the current listing records an edition of 1,000 numbered prints; the supplied gallery information also records 25 artist’s proofs.

Rather than treating the farm merely as background, Moss gives the homestead and the people using its winter landscape equal importance. The result is a scene about place and everyday rural life: buildings shelter the farm while skaters animate the foreground and a buggy continues along the snowy road.

Story Behind the Artwork

The identified setting gives this print particular geographic interest. Canada Goose Gallery identifies the subject as the Ivan Miller Farm near Berlin, Ohio, placing the scene within Holmes County’s rural landscape. The current gallery listing likewise identifies Berlin, Ohio, as its location.

That setting is especially meaningful because Berlin lies within Ohio’s Amish Country. Eastern Holmes County has a substantial Amish presence, and small farms, horse-drawn transportation, agriculture, family, church, and community remain important parts of the region’s cultural landscape.

The artwork should therefore be described as a portrait of a specific Ohio farmstead, rather than as a generalized imaginary winter farm.

Symbols & Meaning

The homestead can be read as a visual anchor for home, continuity, and rural heritage, while the frozen pond introduces recreation and companionship into an otherwise quiet winter landscape. These are editorial interpretations rather than documented statements of the artist’s intention.

The contrast is part of the work’s appeal: sturdy buildings and the large leafless tree provide stillness, while skaters and the horse-drawn buggy introduce movement. Home and activity coexist within the same landscape, giving the scene an atmosphere of belonging without requiring an invented narrative about the people depicted.

Artistic Details

Moss organizes Der Weiss Homestead horizontally, allowing the eye to travel from the skaters across the pond and upward toward the farm buildings. The large bare tree near the center acts as a strong vertical counterpoint to the long sweep of snow and ice.

Soft aqua, blue, pink, white, muted green, and warm red-orange tones give the winter landscape color without overwhelming its quiet atmosphere. Dark clothing on the skaters creates small areas of contrast against the pale ice, making human activity immediately legible within the larger landscape.

The 10-3/8 x 18-3/4 inch image has an unusually broad horizontal proportion, well suited to the panoramic character of the homestead.

Featured Master Collections

Primary Master Collection: The American Home

This is the strongest assignment. Canada Goose Gallery defines The American Home around the places and traditions that make a house feel like home, including homes, everyday life, country roads, traditions, domestic architecture, and simple living. Significantly, the approved curator list already includes this work—spelled “De Weis Homestead” in that reference—as a representative artwork for the Collection.

Supporting Master Collection: The Heart of Rural America

The barns, farmstead, rural landscape, horse-drawn transportation, and everyday life also make the work a natural supporting fit for The Heart of Rural America, which encompasses farms, barns, rural families, country roads, agricultural life, and Americana.

The former Farm and Skating groupings remain useful subject classifications, but CGG standards distinguish those website categories from the newer Master Collection storytelling framework.

Decorating Ideas

The wide composition works naturally above a console, sideboard, mantel, or other horizontal furnishing. Its pale winter colors can bring visual calm to a living room, family room, entry, or hallway, while the barn reds add enough warmth to keep the palette from feeling stark.

It is particularly compatible with Americana and farmhouse interiors, especially rooms that combine wood, traditional furnishings, antiques, or other objects with a connection to family and place. Because Christmas imagery is absent, the scene can remain displayed throughout winter rather than being limited to holiday decorating.

Gift Ideas

Der Weiss Homestead has several specific gift connections: an Ohio or Holmes County connection, memories of farm life, an interest in skating, or affection for rural winter landscapes. It could also make a thoughtful housewarming or winter birthday gift for someone whose idea of home is tied to the countryside.

About the Edition

Der Weiss Homestead was issued in 2006 as a limited, numbered lithograph. The numbered edition consists of 1,000 prints, with 25 artist’s proofs recorded in the information supplied to Canada Goose Gallery.

Image size: 10-3/8 x 18-3/4 inches
Paper size: 12-3/8 x 20-3/4 inches
Condition: New / Mint
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Orientation: Horizontal
Location depicted: Ivan Miller Farm near Berlin, Ohio

The current Canada Goose Gallery inventory record lists the print at $120.

Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery

Available through Canada Goose Gallery in Waynesville, Ohio, this example is offered in mint condition with a Certificate of Authenticity. Collectors can also use the gallery’s collector resources to learn more about P. Buckley Moss editions, authentication, and related artwork.

Continue Exploring

Explore more:

• P. Buckley Moss prints at Canada Goose Gallery
• The Collections Hub to discover artwork organized around the places, traditions, relationships, and stories represented throughout Moss’s work.
• P. Buckley Moss FAQ/Certificate of Authenticity resource
• Our Farm on Old Town Run
• The Old Homestead
• Autumn at the Moss Barn
• Ruler of the Roost
• Autumn in the Valley
• Home Seasons Set
• Appalachian Seasons Set
• Blue Ridge Seasons Set
• Cabin in the Pines
• Cabin in the Park
• The Refuge
• Snowbound
• Timberneck

Suggested Categories & Subjects:

• P. Buckley Moss Fine Art Prints
• Barns
• Farm
• Historic Landmarks & Places
• Skating
• Horses
• Ohio / Berlin, Ohio

🎨 Fun Fact:

The title Der Weiss has an intriguing connection to the history of Ohio’s Amish Country. Holmes County tourism history records identify early Anabaptist settler Jonas Stutzman, who arrived in the area in 1809, by the nickname “Der Weiss,” translated as “the white.” Stutzman became known for dressing in white later in life and is remembered as one of the area’s distinctive early settlers. This is a historical fact about the region and the phrase—not evidence that Moss titled this particular artwork for Stutzman.

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🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

What distinguishes Der Weiss Homestead is the way Moss gives both the place and the people room to tell the story. The unusually wide format establishes the Ivan Miller farm as more than scenery, while the skaters create small points of movement across the open foreground. The dark figures, pale ice, warm barns, and branching central tree produce a composition that can be appreciated both as an Ohio place-related work and as a broader meditation on winter life around the American home. Its documented Berlin-area setting adds another layer for collectors interested in Moss works tied to identifiable communities.

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“Some winter memories begin right outside the door.”