Jenny Nyström Boy with Giant Snowball Postcard

There is something triumphant in the way this boy stands — dark coat, red mittens, polka-dot scarf, an enormous snowball lifted overhead with complete self-assurance — as though winter itself were something to be conquered rather than endured. Jenny Nyström understood children not as objects of sentiment but as miniature personalities, and this early 20th-century illustration captures that spirit at its most playful. Explore the full Jenny Nyström collection for more winter and holiday works.