The Gulf Stream, 1899

Winslow Homer

Oil on canvas · 28 1/8 x 49 1/8 in. (71.4 x 124.8 cm) Framed: 42 5/16 x 62 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (107.5 x

A lone sailor drifts in shark-circled seas, rescue only a smudge on the horizon.

A lone Black sailor lies on the deck of a dismasted boat, circled by sharks as a waterspout looms — yet a distant ship offers hope. Homer's tense, powerful late seascape turns a survival drama into a meditation on danger, endurance and fate.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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