1860
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Meeting After the Marriage is a 1860 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows four people in a dim room. A man in a suit stands holding a woman’s hand, who’s dressed in a long wedding gown. Two other women in fancy dresses watch them, one with her back turned. Behind them, a mirror reflects a candlelit room with a cross on the wall. The title says this is a scene *after* a wedding. The couple looks nervous, and the room feels awkward—like a moment frozen in time. Check out Realism next to see more art that focuses on everyday life like this.
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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