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Snap the Whip, Winslow Homer, 1872
Winslow Homer, portraitWinslow HomerAmerican, 1836–1910

Snap the Whip

1872 · Painting

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Snap the Whip” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 763, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room763

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
50.41

What it shows

BoysPlayingGames

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingRealismImpressionism19th centuryAmerican

Sources

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