Women Surf Bathing
Classification
seascapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-249
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer, one of America's foremost Realist painters, captured the vitality of coastal life in *Women Surf Bathing* 1874. Born in 1836, Homer rose to prominence after the Civil War, shifting from magazine illustrations to masterful depictions of nature's raw power and human resilience. This seascape, now in the Smithsonian American Art as a gift from Charles Savage, Jr., reflects his fascination with the sea during summers spent in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he beachgoers amid crashing waves. Classified as a seasc, the work likely portrays women enjoying the surf in their voluminou...