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May 12 2011
The Gulf Stream
American / Paintings (Reproductions) / Sea Scapes / Winslow Homer - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Winslow Homer’s Masterpiece, “The Gulf Stream”of 1899. This magnificent work was inspired by Jonathan Copeley’s Watson and the Shark of 1778. But Homer much more accurately depicts the body of a shark and presents a more desperate environment. The victim of the Gulf Stream is tied to the boat the mast of which has been broken. There are dangerous waves and a water-spout on the horizon. The Victim is utterly alone though on the far horizon a distant ship appears. The painting is 28.125 inches high and 49.125 inches wide. The masterpiece is currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
Oct 6 2010
The Fox Hunt by Winslow Homer, 1893
American / Paintings (Reproductions) / Winslow Homer - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Winslow Homer’s masterpiece “The Fox Hunt” of 1893. It shows a flock of crows circling upon a fox who has been slowed down by deep snows. This work is among the “Darwinian” paintings in which the artist attempts to portray the struggle implied within the concept of the survival of the fittest. It was immediately purchased by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. At 68.5 inches wide it is Homer’s largest painting and this was his first work to enter a major museum collection. It began the process by which the artist finally reached financial stability within seven years, at the age of sixty-four. This painting is still in the possession of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
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