Schooner with Dinghy
Classification
seascapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-191
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Schooner withhy** *Winslow Homer, 0* Step aboard turbulent world of Winslow Homer *Schooner with Ding* (1880), a captivating seasc from the Smithsonian American Art's collection. Gifted the artist's brother, Charles Savage Homer,., this work exemplifies Homer deep affinity for the sea, a that dominated his later career. Born in 6, Homer rose from War illustrator to one of America's foremost Real painters, capturing the raw power of nature with unflching honesty. Homer's seapes, like this one reflect his shift toward maritime in the late 187s and 1880s, by summers along Maine rugged coa...