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Winslow Homer — Skating at Boston
Winslow Homer

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.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, 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.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1859
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Serene Mood, 19th Century, Romantic Aesthetic, Winter leisure activity, American Artist, Realism, Urban Landscape, Recreational sports, Figure Painting, Oil on Canvas

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago