The Robin's Note
Winslow Homer
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Object Label
Because this engraving did not accompany a literary text or topical news, Homer was able to use a more personal style. His artistic freedom is most strongly felt in the structure of the composition, in which simple, geometric shapes invigorate the pictorial space in a strong pattern of lights and darks, and diagonal and vertical lines. A brief note of appreciation about the “charming summer picture, half picture and half poem” appeared inside the magazine.
Caption
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). The Robin's Note, 1870. Wood engraving, Image: 8 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (22.5 x 23.5 cm) Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (27 x 37.1 cm) Frame: 22 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (57.8 x 42.5 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey Isbitts, 1998.105.155. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Robin's Note
Date
1870
Medium
Wood engraving
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (22.5 x 23.5 cm) Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (27 x 37.1 cm) Frame: 22 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (57.8 x 42.5 x 3.8 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower left: "HOMER"
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey Isbitts
Accession Number
1998.105.155
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