Summer Afternoon
1872 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
About this artwork
An oil painting on canvas depicting a woman standing behind a hammock in a garden setting, painted during Homer's early period. It is part of the collection at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Winslow Homer, often celebrated for his dramatic maritime scenes, spent the early 1870s creating lighter, more intimate depictions of contemporary life. This piece captures the leisurely, genteel atmosphere of post-Civil War American summer life, reflecting the artist's keen observational skills before his shift toward more rugged, epic subjects.
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Summer Afternoon
Winslow Homer, 1872
