Winslow HomerAmerican, 1836–1910Right and Left
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Right and Left is a 1909 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Winslow Homer. It depicts a pair of common goldeneye ducks at the moment they are hit by a hunter's shotgun blast as they attempt to take flight. Completed less than two years before his death, it was Homer's last great painting, and has been the subject of a variety of interpretations regarding its origin, composition and meaning. Like several of his later works, the painting revisits the sporting and hunting themes that had characterized Homer’s earlier career, marking his last exploration of that subject. Its design recalls that of Japanese art, and the composition resembles that of a colored engraving by John James Audubon.
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1951.8.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
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