Winslow Homer, Mount Washington, 1869, oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. Richard E. Danielson and Mrs. Chauncey McComick, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
Mount Washington, 1869
American master Winslow Homer is most famous for his dramatic scenes of the sea, particularly along the rocky New England coast. However, he also captured another side of American life in workss like Mount Washington, a depiction of early tourism in New Hampshire in 1869. The artist, who was then employed by the publication Harper’s Weekly, created two versions of this gathering of riders: the painting above and the illustration below meant for the customers of the magazine.
In both cases, the two women riders trekking up the steep terrain of the mountain are key to the action, although in the graphic interpretation they are even more prominent. placed closer to the viewer. Note too the pair of men in Mount Washington has expanded to a larger group in The Summit of Mount Washington.
Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
The Summit of Mount Washington, Harper’s Weekly, July 10, 1869
Winslow Homer, The Summit of Mount Washington, from Harper’s Weekly, July 10, 1869, 1869, wood engraving on paper, image: 9 1?8 x 13 7?8 in. (23.2 x 35.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.74
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