Ultra HD Master (5 000 × 3 007 px)
Realism
1899
The Gulf Stream
Original title: The Gulf Stream
Winslow Homer
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
71.4 cm × 124.8 cm
Date of Creation:
1899
Scan Resolution:
5 000 × 3 007 px
Archive File Size:
6.4 MB
Permanent Collection:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
Historical Narrative
A solitary Black sailor adrift on a dismasted, rudderless boat in shark-infested Caribbean waters beneath a distant waterspout.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"A dramatic confrontation between human vulnerability and elemental nature, rich with themes of mortality, endurance, and destiny."
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