Early Morning After a Storm at Sea
1900–1903
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 76.8 × 127 cm · framed: 111 × 160 × 12 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1924.195
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About this artwork
The powerful Atlantic surf pounding against the desolate coast of Prouts Neck, Maine, provided primary subject matter for the dramatic paintings that Homer created during his final decades. This example, which the artist proclaimed as "the best picture of the sea that I have painted," was initially conceived as a watercolor. Undertaking the composition in oil after a lapse of nearly two decades, Homer patiently waited for the appropriate atmospheric conditions, executing the work in four differe...