Fog Warning

painting by Homer

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Winslow Homer's painting Fog Warning (1885) depicts a lone fisherman in a dory as night falls and fog rolls in. The fisherman is calculating the remaining time to safely return to his home ship. This work, created during Homer's most artistically productive period after moving to Prouts Neck, Maine, exemplifies his focus on the sea as a dominant theme and the human struggle against indifferent natural forces. Homer's marine subjects are known for their powerful and expressive qualities, often capturing the spontaneity of direct observation.1

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The move to Prouts Neck
…most impressive of those works, Fog Warning (1885), night is falling, fog is rolling in, and a lone fisherman in a dory calculates the distance and the time remaining for him to get back to his home ship in safety. Although the monumental narrative paintings Homer produced in his studio…
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…most impressive of those works, Fog Warning (1885), night is falling, fog is rolling in, and a lone fisherman in a dory calculates the distance and the time remaining for him to get back to his home ship in safety. Although the monumental narrative paintings Homer produced in his studio…
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