Sunlight on the Coast
1890 · Oil on canvas · Toledo Museum of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1890
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 76.9 × 123.3 cm
- Collection
- Toledo Museum of Art
- Movement
- Realism
Low sunlight catches the face of a great blue wave as it breaks over black rocks, while the sky above is a heavy plum-brown. Homer painted it at Prouts Neck in Maine in 1890, early in the series of storm-coast pictures that made his late reputation. The contrast of dark sky and lit water gives the scene the feeling of a brief break in bad weather. The painting has been in the Toledo Museum of Art since 1912.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A dark plum-and-blue storm sea for a living room, study or office wall in a black frame. It holds a navy, charcoal or warm grey wall at 36×24 and pairs with Homer's West Point, Prout's Neck.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1890)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, study or library, home office, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
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.
