Daughter of the Coast Guard
1881 Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a young woman in working attire holding a signal horn, set against a muted, atmospheric coastal backdrop. It is part of the collection at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
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Winslow Homer painted this work while living in the fishing village of Cullercoats, England, between 1881 and 1882. This period marked a significant shift in his career, as he turned his attention from lighthearted American genre scenes to more dramatic, somber studies of the sea and the lives of those who depended on it.
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Daughter of the Coast Guard
Winslow Homer, 1881
