Gloucester Harbor (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)
September 27, 1873
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
image: 9 3/8 x 14 in. (23.8 x 35.6 cm) sheet: 10 7/8 x 16 in. (27.7 x 40.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Accession Number
29.88.9(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer's "Gloucester Harbor," published in Harper's Weekly on September 27, 1873, captures a lively scene of boys and boats along the Massachusetts coast. Created as a wood engraving for this popular illustrated magazine, the print reflects Homer's early career as an illustrator documenting everyday American life. The image invites viewers to imagine the bustling energy of a working harbor, where young figures interact with vessels against a backdrop of masts and water. Homer, who would later become renowned for his powerful marine paintings and watercolors, spent time in Gloucester du...
About the Artist
Winslow Homer|Harper's Weekly|Harper & Brothers · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...