Cuban Hillside
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-93
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer, one of America's foremost Realist painters (1836–1910), created *Cuban Hillside* 1885, a evocative landscape that captures the rugged beauty of Cuba's terrain. By this time, Homer had transitioned from his early Civil War illustrations and Maine coastal scenes to broader explorations of nature's power. His mid-1880s travels the Caribbean, including Cuba, offered fresh inspiration, allowing him to depict sun-drenched hillsides alive with tropical drama—a departure from his familiar New England subjects. Homer's landscapes are celebrated for their bold realism, dramatic compositi...