

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer. Painting of a small boat on chaotic blue water with a dark-skinned man sitting in it. The boat is small, brown and tipped to one side. The boat has a white hull. There are several sharks around the boat. The man sits on the right side and looks towards the left. The background shows a stormy sky with dark clouds and choppy waves. The painting is framed by a thin black border. The color palette is predominantly dark and gloomy.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1899; reworked by 1906
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 600 × 370 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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