1874
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Station-House Lodgers is a 1874 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded, dim room packed with people lying on the floor. Some are wrapped in blankets, others rest on thin mattresses. In the back, a man in a uniform stands near a doorway, pointing or gesturing. The room looks cramped, with bodies pressed close together. The title hints this scene might be about people staying in a police station. The artist used bold lines to show the contrast between light and dark, making the figures stand out. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow this way.
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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