The Coming Storm
1901 National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a dramatic coastal landscape featuring a rocky shore and a distant boat under a heavy, dark sky. It is part of the collection at the National Gallery of Art.
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Winslow Homer was a master of the watercolor medium, famously using it not just for preliminary sketches, but as a primary vehicle for his artistic expression. He spent his later years in Prout's Neck, Maine, where he became obsessed with the raw, untamable power of the Atlantic Ocean, a theme perfectly captured in this evocative scene.
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The Coming Storm
Winslow Homer, 1901
