High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Winslow Homer, High Cliff, Coast of Maine, 1894, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.29
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 — Maine
  • Landscape — coast
  • Landscape — rocks
Object Number
1909.7.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.

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Winslow Homer, High Cliff, Coast of Maine, 1894, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.29
High Cliff, Coast of Maine
Artist
Date1894
oil on canvas
On view
Winslow Homer, A Visit from the Old Mistress, 1876, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.28
A Visit from the Old Mistress
Artist
Date1876
oil on canvas
On view
Winslow Homer, Hon. William Haile, Governor of New Hampshire, from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, July 4, 1857, 1857, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.201
Hon. William Haile, Governor of New Hampshire, from Ballou…
Artist
Date1857
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Unidentified, Winslow Homer, Station House Lodgers, 1874, wood engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.66.9
Station House Lodgers
Artist
Unidentified
Copy after Winslow Homer
Date1874
wood engraving
Not on view

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