Trapping in the Adirondacks, from Every Saturday: An Ilustrated Journal of Choice Reading, December 24, 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
1996.63.172
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Trapping in the Adondacks** is a captivating wood engraving by Winslow Homer published in the December 24, 1870, issue of *Every Saturday: An Illustrated Journal of Choice Reading*. Created during a pivotal time in American art, this print captures the rugged wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains, showcasing Homer's mastery of realism. As a leading figure in 19th-century American Realism, Homer often depicted everyday life in nature, drawing from his own sketching trips to evoke the raw beauty and challenges of the American landscape. The scene vividly portrays a lone trapper navigating a ...
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...