1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Skating Season - 1862 is a 1862 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, depicting Ice Skating, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A group of people skate on a frozen pond in a winter landscape. Men, women, and children glide and laugh, bundled in heavy coats, under gray skies. Trees line the edges, and a few dogs run near the ice. This was painted during the Civil War, but shows no war. Instead, it focuses on everyday joy and community. Homer captures how people relax and connect, even in hard times. Look next at The Cleveland Museum of Art to see how they present this quiet moment in American life. (98 words)
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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