
Skating at Boston
1859
"Skating at Boston" is a wood engraving by Winslow Homer depicting a winter recreational scene of figures ice skating in 19th century Boston. The work captures the leisure activity with Homer's characteristic attention to light, movement, and everyday American life. As a wood engraving, the piece demonstrates the artist's skill in rendering detail and atmospheric effects through the intricate use of line and tone on a wood block surface.
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- wood engraving
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