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Winslow Homer — The Match between the Sophs and Freshmen - The Opening
Winslow Homer

The Match between the Sophs and Freshmen - The Opening

1857

Among Homer's earliest professional illustrations, this collegiate scene reveals the young artist's talent for capturing group dynamics and youthful energy that would characterize much of his later work.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, The Match between the Sophs and Freshmen - The Opening, 1857

Among Homer's earliest professional illustrations, this collegiate scene reveals the young artist's talent for capturing group dynamics and youthful energy that would characterize much of his later work.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Monochrome, Action, 19th Century, American, Wood Engraving, Students, Sports, Narrative, Figurative, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago