Fire Fiend - Sheet Music Cover
1872
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1872
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Fire Fiend - Sheet Music Cover is a 1872 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a devilish figure holding a burning sheet of music. Smoke curls off the flames while the background stays dark. A woman in white stands behind a railing, watching. This was made for a sheet music cover in the 1870s. It mixes danger with music—unusual for the time. The devil’s grin makes it feel like a warning. Look up Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910).
