High Tide, from Every Saturday: An Illustrated Journal of Choice Reading, August 6, 1870
1870
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
1996.63.168
Tags
Art Historical Context
**High Tide** by Winslow Homer, published in the August 6, 1870, issue of *Every Saturday: An Illustrated Journal of Choice*, captures a vibrant moment of leisure on an American beach. Created as a wood engraving—a graphic arts print technique popular in the 19th century—this work reflects Homer's early career as commercial illustrator. Before gaining fame for his monumental oil paintings of the sea and rugged life, Homer honed his skills producing dynamic images for periodicals, bringing art to a wide audience through affordable journals. The scene buzzes with energy: figures swim and frolic...
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...