Three Men in a Canoe, Il Manigne, Quebec
August 26, 1897
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-48
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer, one of America's foremost realist painters (1836–1910), captured the rugged beauty of the Canadian wilderness in *Three Men in a Canoe, Il Manigne, Quebec*, August 26, 1897. By the late 1890s, Homer had retreated from urban life to remote locales like Quebec's pristine lakes and rivers, where he immersed himself in plein air painting. This landscape depicts three figures navigating the waters of Il Manigne—a serene yet adventurous spot—highlighting Homer's fascination with nature's raw power and human resilience amid it. Homer's style evolved toward luminous watercolors and oil...