A Clam-Bake
1873 Albright-Knox Art Gallery
About this artwork
This watercolor painting depicts a group of figures relaxing on a rocky, pebbled beach, with a vast ocean and distant ships in the background. It is a quintessential example of the artist's focus on maritime leisure scenes during the 1870s.
Did you know?
Winslow Homer spent the summer of 1873 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he began to embrace the medium of watercolor, which would eventually define much of his career. At this time, he was transitioning from his work as a magazine illustrator, capturing the simple, unpretentious lives of coastal workers and vacationers. These early watercolors are celebrated for their candid quality and the way they capture the atmospheric light of the American seaside.
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A Clam-Bake
Winslow Homer, 1873
