A Voice from the Cliffs
Winslow Homer American
Not on view
Three fisher women, carrying nets and baskets, stand below seaside cliffs and pause to listen to joyful birdsong. The composition is based on a watercolor of 1883 (private collection), which was no longer in the artist's possession when he made the etching. Ultimately, Homer derived the composition from an oil ("Hark! The Lark!, 1882, Milwaukee Art Museum) made during a visit to England centered on the seaside village of Cullercoats, north of Tynemouth.
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