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A painting that depicts a Black man on a distressed boat in the Caribbean, threatened by sharks and a waterspout. Learn about the themes, context, and history of this epic work by American artist Winslow Homer.
The Gulf Stream is an 1899 oil painting by the American artist Winslow Homer. It shows a man in a small dismasted rudderless fishing boat struggling against the storm-tossed waves and perils of the sea, presumably near the Gulf Stream, and was the artist's statement on a theme that had interested him for more than a decade.
A watercolor study by Winslow Homer for his famous painting The Gulf Stream, depicting a shipwrecked sailor and a shark. The watercolor is from The Art Institute of Chicago and on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Title: The Gulf Stream. Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine) Date: 1899. Medium: Oil on canvas.
Learn about the late painting of Winslow Homer that depicts a ship passing through the Gulf Stream, a dangerous and turbulent current in the Atlantic Ocean. Explore the personal and artistic context of this work, as well as its historical and cultural significance.
The Gulf Stream. probably 1899, dated by the artist “1889” Winslow Homer. American, 1836-1910. Homer’s exploration of life and death in the tropics found ultimate expression in his oil painting The Gulf Stream painted at Prout’s Neck following his return from the Bahamas.
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Explore how Homer developed the theme of a black man adrift in shark-infested waters in four watercolors, including one in the Art Institute's collection. Learn about the evolution of this terrifying seascape from his 1885 and 1898 trips to the Bahamas.
