High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
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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
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
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\rocks
Landscape\coast
Landscape\Maine
Record ID
saam_1909.7.29
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78fae7941-d48a-466e-9b1d-32319b83cec1
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