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Winslow Homer

On a Lee Shore, 1900

Description

Maker

  • Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, American

Title

On a Lee Shore

Year

1900

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LL in dark brown:Homer

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

01.003

Projects & Publications

Publications

Coming Away

Winslow Homer and England

Weatherbeaten Winslow Homer and Maine

Selected Works

Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange

From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

Homer focused his attention on the rocky shores near his studio at Prout’s Neck, Maine, during the final decades of his career. In this view of a sailing ship in the crashing Atlantic, the somber palette, aggressive brushstrokes, and open, square format address human vulnerability in the face of nature’s dominating presence. The title refers to leeward winds that blow towards the coastline; a craft that cannot alter its course to windward risks being run aground or dashed upon the rocks. This dramatic composition was one of the first important American paintings to enter the RISD Museum’s collection.

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

American Paintings from the Museum's Collection

February 10 - April 1, 1999

Drawn from the Collection

October 7, 1998 - January 17, 1999

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection

June 26, 1987 - January 3, 1988

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University

February 16 - April 2, 1967

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is On a Lee Shore with the accession number of 01.003. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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