The Fox Hunt
1893 · Oil on canvas · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1893
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 96.5 × 174 cm
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
- Movement
- Realism
A red fox struggles through deep snow on a Maine headland while a flock of black crows, hungry in the winter, swoops down on it. Homer painted it at Prouts Neck in the winter of 1892–93, using a dead fox as a model, and it is the largest picture he ever made. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts bought it in 1894, the first of his paintings to enter a museum collection.
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 striking winter picture in white, black and fox-red for a living room, study or hallway in a black frame. It suits white, charcoal or deep green walls and makes a strong single statement.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1893)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. 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.
