Northeaster
1895 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1895
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 87.6 × 127 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Realism
A great wave bursts in white spray against the dark rocks of Prouts Neck, Maine, under a low grey sky, with nothing else in the picture but sea, rock and foam. Homer lived at Prouts Neck from 1883 and painted its coast in storms for the rest of his life. He first included two figures in oilskins on the rocks and painted them out in 1901, leaving the bare elemental scene. The painting is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A dramatic surf picture in slate, white and green for a study, living room or coastal house, framed in black or dark wood. It suits navy, charcoal or white walls and pairs with Homer's Summer Night.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1895)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
