Artwork
The Dinner Horn
The Dinner Horn is an ink print by the Impressionist artist American 19th Century. It dates from 1870 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:upper left in plate: June 11, 1870]; center in plate: HARPER'S WEEKLY.; upper right in plate: 377; lower center in plate: THE DINNER HORN. - [Drawn by Winslow Homer.]
About this work
Overview
The Dinner Horn is a woodcut print on wove paper depicting a serene rural scene.
Subject & Meaning
A woman stands outside a house, blowing a horn to signal dinner, as suggested by the title. She is dressed in a long garment with her back to the viewer, accompanied by a cat, set against a backdrop of a field and cloudy sky.
Technique & Style
The print is characterized by bold lines and textured surfaces, typical of the woodcut technique, which involves carving designs into wood blocks to produce the image.
Artist & collection
Artist
Scenes of everyday American life in the 1800s. Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley is a quiet, sunlit view of rural Pennsylvania; Boy and Girl shows two children standing close, faces turned outward. A small woodcut, The…
