1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Our National Winter Exercise - Skating is a 1866 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, depicting Ice Skating, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a lively winter scene of people skating on a frozen pond. The crowd wears winter clothes and moves in big, loose strokes of paint. Some kids play hockey, others glide across the ice. Homer painted this right after the Civil War. It’s not just fun—it’s about Americans coming together, finding joy after hard times. The red flags add a pop of color in all the white. Look up Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910).
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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