A Huntsman and DogsMade in United States, North and Central
America Winslow Homer, American, 1836 - 1910 Oil on canvas
Currently not on view E1924-3-8The William L. Elkins Collection,
1924 LabelRenowned artist Winslow Homer was an avid sportsman
and his outdoor subjects reflect an unsentimental view of the
conflict between man and nature. In this scene set in the
Adirondack region of New York State, earthen colors link the
hunter and the environment, making it difficult to distinguish
the man from the hill behind him. Homer visited the Adirondacks
as one of many vacationers who flocked there in the late
nineteenth century. The huntsman in Homer’s painting is not a
visitor but rather a local trapper or guide who has caught a
deer and is carrying off its pelt, antlers, and, likely, a pack
full of meat.