Maine Coast

Maine Coast is an 1896 painting by American artist Winslow Homer. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[1]

Maine Coast
ArtistWinslow Homer 
Year1896
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions76.2 cm (30.0 in) × 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.11.116.1 
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 11126

The painting is a seaward view from the cliffs at Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine on a stormy day. A powerful wave is about to crash onto the black rocks below in a mass of white foam.

The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 767.

See also

References

  1. "Winslow Homer | Maine Coast | The Met". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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