Shark fishing

Date: 1885
Medium: watercolours, paper
Location: private collection

The picture shows a painting depicting a man in a rowboat being lifted and pulled by a large shark. The man is bare-chested and wearing a head covering, he appears to be holding onto the oars or trying to rowingthe shark. The sky in the background has a partial cloud and the water reflects the light, giving the impression of day.

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Homer painted picture Shark fishing in 1885. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Winslow Homer (1836-1910). American painter and illustrator. His first works were influenced by naturalistic romanticism – he used light as a dramatic device that created idealized and poetic landscapes (mostly near the Hudson River). In 1867, Homer moved to France and under the influence of Impressionism, his style of painting changed. His paintings became more elusive, more colourful, more diverse and sophisticated in terms of technique. After 1883, he began to use oil paints while trying to capture the magic of reflections of light on water, which he combined with emotional scenes from the lives of fishermen. Homer is considered the most important representatives of Realism in the US.