At the Spring: Saratoga, from Hearth and Home, August 28, 1869
1869
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Accession Number
1996.63.180
Tags
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer's *At the Spring: Sarat, from Hearth and, August 28, 1869* captures a moment of leisure at Saratoga Springs, New York premier 19th-century resort famed for its mineral springs. as a wood engraving in the popular periodical *Hearth and Home*, the print depicts a figure group gathered around the spring, engaged in eating and drinking. This scene reflects post-Civil War America's growing fascination with health spas and social outings, where affluent visitors sought the therapeutic waters believed to cure ailments. Homer, a master of American Realism, excelled in graphic arts like ...
About the Artist
Winslow Homer · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...