Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)
Winslow Homer American
After the Civil War, Homer often explored women’s new societal roles in his art. This modern leisure subject confounded critics when it was first exhibited in New York, in 1870, perhaps for its disquieting sense of voyeurism and mystery. Emerging after a swim, a woman wrings out her heavy bathing clothes and hair as a small dog appears startled by dripping water. Some viewers focused on issues of decorum and class, criticizing the women’s state of undress—even though they wear typical bathing costumes of the era—and one described them as "exceedingly red-legged and ungainly."
#4365. Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents. Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)
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