1870
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
1860 - 1870 is a 1870 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image is a busy black-and-white scene packed with small drawings. On the left, soldiers load a cannon while others march with rifles. In the center, a woman in a long dress holds a child, surrounded by a circular gear-like shape. To the right, more soldiers stand in formation near a ship, and a family sits on the ground nearby. The background shows boats, buildings, and a battlefield. The gear in the middle might look odd—it’s not a real machine but a symbol for progress or industry during this time. The mix of war, family life, and work suggests big changes happening. Next, check out Realism to see how artists showed everyday life instead of idealized scenes.
Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects.
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