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Carrying the Wounded

Winslow Homer

1865

graphite

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Carrying the Wounded is a 1865 graphite by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Winslow Homer
When & what style?: 1865 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a soldier carrying another man on a stretcher. The background has trees, a fence, and more soldiers lying on the ground. The lines are quick and rough, like hurried notes. The artist wrote "This sketch was taken on March 1865" in the corner. The scene looks like a battlefield, but the drawing feels more like a quick observation than a finished picture. Look up Realism next to see how artists captured everyday life this way.