High Cliff, Coast of Maine

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Object Details

Artist

Winslow Homer, born Boston, MA 1836-died Prout's Neck, ME 1910

Publication Label

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.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans

Date

1894

Object number

1909.7.29

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 30 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (76.8 x 97.2 cm)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Landscape\rocks

Landscape\coast

Landscape\Maine

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78fae7941-d48a-466e-9b1d-32319b83cec1

Record ID

saam_1909.7.29