Prints
Lifeline
Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
Lifeline
1887
Etching on Japan paper
85.65
Unlike the group of painter-etchers, Homer used printmaking as a way to easily and inexpensively reproduce and distribute his work. After the success and sale of his oil painting of Lifeline (1884), he was motivated to experiment with recreating the image as an etching.
The composition of Lifeline was inspired by a demonstration of ocean rescue techniques Homer witnessed off the coast of New Jersey. He maintained a sense of realism in his depiction of the dramatic event by including unromantic details such as the scarf blowing awkwardly in the rescuer's face.
Lifeline
1887
Etching on Japan paper
85.65
Unlike the group of painter-etchers, Homer used printmaking as a way to easily and inexpensively reproduce and distribute his work. After the success and sale of his oil painting of Lifeline (1884), he was motivated to experiment with recreating the image as an etching.
The composition of Lifeline was inspired by a demonstration of ocean rescue techniques Homer witnessed off the coast of New Jersey. He maintained a sense of realism in his depiction of the dramatic event by including unromantic details such as the scarf blowing awkwardly in the rescuer's face.