The Fountains at Night, World's Columbian Exposition
1893 Bowdoin College Museum of Art
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a nocturnal view of the iconic fountain at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, with a dark, moody atmosphere. It captures a gondola passing in the foreground, illuminated by the ghostly, monochromatic light of the exposition grounds.
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Winslow Homer, typically known for his rugged seascapes, captured this rare nocturnal scene during his brief visit to the World's Columbian Exposition. The painting is notable for its unusually limited, monochromatic palette, which effectively mimics the artificial, ghostly glow of electric lighting that was then a revolutionary technological marvel at the fair.
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The Fountains at Night, World's Columbian Exposition
Winslow Homer, 1893
