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Winslow Homer — The Life Line
Winslow Homer

The Life Line

1884

Based on one of Homer's most famous oil paintings, this dramatic etching depicts a maritime rescue with the artist's characteristic tension between human vulnerability and natural force.

Medium
etching

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Winslow Homer, The Life Line, 1884

Based on one of Homer's most famous oil paintings, this dramatic etching depicts a maritime rescue with the artist's characteristic tension between human vulnerability and natural force.

Medium
etching
Year
1884
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Dramatic, Action, 19th Century, American, Etching, Rescue, Maritime, Figurative, Romantic

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago