Winslow Homer Framed Original 19th Century Wood Engraving "On the Beach" 1874
This Winslow Homer wood engraving entitled "On the Beach at Long Branch, The Children's Hour", was published in Harper's Weekly in the August 15, 1874 edition. It depicts women and their children on the beach. Adults and children are all fully dressed, the style in the 19th century. Many of the women hold umbrellas. Cabanas are seen on the right and a steamship courses through the water in the background on the left.
Creator: after Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910, American)
Creation Year: 1874
Dimensions: Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm) Width: 22.32 in (56.7 cm) Depth: 1.57 in (3.99 cm)
Medium: Engraving
Condition: See description below.
Reference #: 3596
This Winslow Homer wood engraving entitled "On the Beach at Long Branch, The Children's Hour", was published in Harper's Weekly in the August 15, 1874 edition. It depicts women and their children on the beach. Adults and children are all fully dressed, the style in the 19th century. Many of the women hold umbrellas. Cabanas are seen on the right and a steamship courses through the water in the background on the left.
Creator: after Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910, American)
Creation Year: 1874
Dimensions: Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm) Width: 22.32 in (56.7 cm) Depth: 1.57 in (3.99 cm)
Medium: Engraving
Condition: See description below.
Reference #: 3596
This Winslow Homer wood engraving entitled "On the Beach at Long Branch, The Children's Hour", was published in Harper's Weekly in the August 15, 1874 edition. It depicts women and their children on the beach. Adults and children are all fully dressed, the style in the 19th century. Many of the women hold umbrellas. Cabanas are seen on the right and a steamship courses through the water in the background on the left.
Creator: after Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910, American)
Creation Year: 1874
Dimensions: Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm) Width: 22.32 in (56.7 cm) Depth: 1.57 in (3.99 cm)
Medium: Engraving
Condition: See description below.
Reference #: 3596
This beautiful Homer wood engraving is presented in a brown wood frame and a light beige fabric mat with a black inner mat. The frame measures 18.5" high, 22.32" wide and 1.57" deep. The print is in excellent condition.
There are two other Homer woodcut engravings in identical frames and mats that are listed. These would make a wonderful display grouping. A discount is available for the purchase of two or all three of these prints.
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was an American landscape painter, printmaker and publication illustrator. He is considered one of the most important American artists of the 19th-century. Largely self-taught Homer initially worked as an illustrator for various publications, including: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Ballou's Pictorial Magazine. He worked for Harper's during the Civil War, producing woodcut engravings depicting the personal experiences of soldiers. He later became a master of oil and watercolor painting, often focussing on maritime themes.
Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast.
