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1st Art Gallery offers the option to receive your painting ready to hang or rolled in a tube.
Currently, for safety, we're able to ship framed paintings only up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
The great American painter Winslow Homer concluded the seascape West Point, Prout's Neck in 1900, which he considered being one of his best works. The artist owned a studio in the peninsula where he had a magnificent view of the ocean, overlooking Cannon Rock. Homer’s landscapes and seascapes from the beginning of his career were bright and optimistic. After visiting a fishing village in New England in the early 1880s, he was marked by the conditions the inhabitants were in and how they struggled to survive. This influence leads his paintings to have a heavier side, mostly portraying the battle of humankind and nature. However, by the 1890s, Homer dedicated himself to depicting the dynamic force and beauty of the ocean itself.
In a letter to a patron, Homer wrote about how much he was pleased with the final result of the painting, even though this wasn’t everyone’s view on the work. Some critics stated it was a good marine painting, but referred to it as mournful. The painting West Point, Prout's Neck was done over a series of visits to the same location on the same time, where the artist would observe the movement and formation of the clouds, as well as the changing colors of the sky. Homer also wrote in a letter about this masterpiece, stating that he portrayed the scene at precisely fifteen minutes after the sun had set.
Homer’s way of working was very similar to the Impressionists, as he was open to experimenting with new techniques. He also painted modern themes, like ordinary scenes of the everyday life. The most similar aspect of their way of painting landscapes is that they worked outdoors, or as the French called it, painting en plein air. This technique enabled artists to observe the natural sunlight and its effects upon the landscape. In West Point, Prout's Neck, Homer explores the rich tonalities of gray on the turbulent waves that crash on dark rocks in the forefront. On the left, a massive bubbling wave almost reaches the top edge of the canvas. The horizon line is marked with a dark, thin strip and right above it, the artist inserts a beautiful gradient that starts at bright red. The sky changes from orange, to pink and holds some dark violet clouds as well.
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If you have any request to alter your reproduction of West Point, Prout's Neck, you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of West Point, Prout's Neck that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
- Ordered without a frame, it will be delivered in protective tube within 21-28 business days.
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Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube.
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