Summer Squall
1904 Clark Art Institute
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a dark, turbulent ocean scene with waves crashing against a prominent rock in the foreground. It exemplifies the artist's mature focus on the power and movement of the sea.
Did you know?
Winslow Homer, one of the most important American painters of the 19th century, spent his later years in Prout's Neck, Maine, where he became obsessed with the unpredictable temper of the Atlantic Ocean. He often watched storms from his studio's balcony, capturing the visceral power of the sea with a remarkably bold and direct brushwork that defied the polished academic standards of his time.
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Summer Squall
Winslow Homer, 1904
