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Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
The Studio, 1867
Oil on canvas; 18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1939 (39.14)
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A cellist and a violinist, probably amateur musicians, are shown practicing in a bohemian painter's studio, using easels as music stands. Although Homer could have painted The Studio either during his 1866–67 visit to Paris or after he returned to New York, it reflects his French experience. Studio scenes and musical performances were popular subjects for the French avant-garde; scholars have compared this sketchy painting to works by Edgar Degas.
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