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Winslow Homer — The Wreck of the "Atlantic" - Cast Up by the Sea
Winslow Homer

The Wreck of the "Atlantic" - Cast Up by the Sea

1873

One of several works addressing maritime disasters, this engraving exemplifies Homer's growing fascination with the sea's power and tragedy, rendered with the dramatic contrast possible in wood engraving.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, The Wreck of the "Atlantic" - Cast Up by the Sea, 1873

One of several works addressing maritime disasters, this engraving exemplifies Homer's growing fascination with the sea's power and tragedy, rendered with the dramatic contrast possible in wood engraving.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1873
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Dark, Monochrome, Dramatic, Wreck, 19th Century, American, Wood Engraving, Maritime, Ocean, Narrative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago