The Fog Warning
Winslow Homer · 1885
Why it's great
A fisherman in a small dory looks anxiously at a bank of fog rolling in as he rows toward his ship, with a catch of halibut. Winslow Homer painted it in 1885 in Maine. The big waves and the long distance to the ship make you hold your breath. It's a famous picture of danger at sea.
👀 Look closer!
The fisherman is rowing back. How far away is his ship?
Where to see it
📍 Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, United States
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Winslow Homer was born in Boston and became one of America's greatest painters. He started as an illustrator and covered the Civil War for a magazine. Later, he lived on the rocky coast of Maine, where he painted the sea, fishermen and storms. He died at his home at Prouts Neck in 1910.
