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Winslow Homer — The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge
Winslow Homer

The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

1862

One of Homer's most dynamic Civil War scenes, this wood engraving captures the intensity and chaos of infantry combat with dramatic composition and precise technique.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge, 1862

One of Homer's most dynamic Civil War scenes, this wood engraving captures the intensity and chaos of infantry combat with dramatic composition and precise technique.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1862
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Dramatic, American, Wood Engraving, Military, Historical, Narrative, War, Figurative, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago