The Veteran in a New Field Winslow Homer Art Print
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Painted soon after Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender on April 9, 1865—and President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination five days later—Homer’s canvas depicts an emblematic farmer, revealed to be a Union veteran by his discarded jacket and canteen at lower right. His old-fashioned scythe evokes the Grim Reaper, recalling the Civil War’s harvest of death, which culminated in Lincoln’s murder. The bountiful wheat—a Northern crop—may connote the Union’s victory and a redemptive future - or it may be a reference to the concept of swords to ploughshares in Isaiah 2:3–4:
Many peoples shall come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth instruction and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Referring to both death and life, Homer’s iconic composition offers a powerful meditation on America’s sacrifices and its potential for recovery and reconciliation.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection
Title: The Veteran in a New Field
Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
Date: 1865
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original dimensions: 24 1/8 x 38 1/8in. (61.3 x 96.8cm)
Framed: 37 3/8 × 51 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (94.9 × 130.2 × 13.3 cm)
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
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Type: Poster
Category: 19th Century, art print, farmer, farming, painting, peace, poster, veteran, Winslow Homer
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