Winter Coast

Item

Title
Winter Coast
Description
Homer’s tiny hunter, carrying a goose on his back, is dwarfed by the massive shelving rocks and pounding surf of Prout’s Neck, Maine. Like the increasingly solitary artist, the human figure appears alone, hardy, and ephemeral.
Creator
Homer, Winslow
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Date
1890
Extent
Dimensions: 36 1/8 × 31 11/16 inches (91.8 × 80.5 cm)
Spatial Coverage
Prouts Neck See all items with this value
Maine See all items with this value
North and Central America See all items with this value
Subject
mountains See all items with this value
Nature See all items with this value
winter See all items with this value
snow (precipitation) See all items with this value
Rights
Creative Commons (attribution)
Type
mountain landscapes (visual works) See all items with this value
Format
oil paintings (visual works)
canvas paintings
Publisher
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Provenance
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Item sets
Mountains - Alejandra Garcia
Media
Cat1004-CX.jpg

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mountains nature North America painting