Winslow Homer, High Cliff, Coast of Maine, 1894, oil on canvas, overall: 30 1⁄4 x 38 1⁄4 in. (76.8 x 97.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.29
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Artwork Details
- Title
- High Cliff, Coast of Maine
- Artist
- Date
- 1894
- Location
- Dimensions
- overall: 30 1⁄4 x 38 1⁄4 in. (76.8 x 97.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of William T. Evans
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Landscape — rocks
- Landscape — coast
- Landscape — Maine
- Object Number
- 1909.7.29
Artwork Description
Winslow Homer was known for his robust depictions of nature. In High Cliff, Coast of Maine, the ocean wages a mighty and relentless assault on a rocky cliff at Prout's Neck, one of the artist's favorite spots on the coast. Both the two small figures at the upper right and the tight composition heighten the viewer's sense of the powerful surf.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
