Man Riding a Horse
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-169
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Man Riding a Horse** *Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1862* *Figures; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.* Winslow Homer, one of America's foremost realist painters, created *Man Riding a Horse* in 1862, a pivotal year during the Civil War. As a young artist and illustrator for *Harper's Weekly*, Homer honed his skills capturing the raw energy of American life, often through dynamic figure studies like this one. Classified simply as "figures," the work likely represents an early sketch or drawing focused on human form and movement, showcasing Homer's ...