Two Guides
1877 · Oil on canvas · Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1877
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 61.6 × 97.2 cm
- Collection
- Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
- Movement
- Realism
Two hunting guides stand on a high ridge in the Adirondacks, the older man pointing out across the valley while the younger listens, axe in hand, as clouds drift over the mountains behind them. The figures are thought to be the Keene Valley guides Orson Phelps and Monroe Holt, whom Homer knew from his visits to the region. Their red shirts are the brightest notes in a landscape of moss green, grey and brown. The painting was bought by Sterling Clark in 1916 and is now at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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 mountain scene in moss green, grey and red for a cabin, study or entrance hall in a dark wood frame. It suits sage, stone or warm white walls at 36×24 and pairs with Homer's Adirondacks Guide.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1877)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- study or library, living room, 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.
