Winslow Homer now paints his large, impressive…
August 1884 CE
Winslow Homer now paints his large, impressive (and immediately popular) painting The Life Line (1884, Philadelphia Museum of Art), one of several he does at this time on the rescue theme, depicting the dramatic transfer of an unconscious female from a wrecked ship to shore.
He had seen a demonstration in Atlantic City of the use of a breeches buoy for rescue from the sea in the summer of the previous year.
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Winslow Homer: The Life Line (1884); Oil on canvas 28 5/8 x 44 3/4 inches (72.7 x 113.7 cm) Museum of Art Philadelphia PA
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