The Life Line (painting) explained

The Life Line
Year:1884
Material:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:72.7
Width Metric:113.7
Museum:Philadelphia Museum of Art
Accession:E1924-4-15

The Life Line is a late 19th-century painting by American artist Winslow Homer.[1] Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts the rescue of a passenger from a stricken ship. The work – one of Homer's most iconic – is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : The Life Line. philamuseum.org. 2020-02-13.
  2. Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Shipwreck! Winslow Homer and The Life Line. www.philamuseum.org. 2020-02-13.
  3. Web site: Winslow Homer was sentimental. That's a good thing.. Smee. Sebastian. 10 September 2019. Washington Post.com.
  4. News: Esplund. Lance. 'Homer at the Beach: A Marine Painter's Journey, 1869-1880' Review: Flotsam, Jetsam, Handsome. 2019-08-31. Wall Street Journal. 2020-02-13. en-US. 0099-9660.

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