The Life Line (painting)

Painting by Winslow Homer

The Life Line

Artist| Winslow Homer
Year| 1884
Medium| Oil on canvas
Dimensions| 72.7 cm × 113.7 cm (28.6 in × 44.8 in)
Location| Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Accession| E1924-4-15

The Life Line is a late 19th-century painting by American artist Winslow Homer.[1] Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts the rescue of a passenger from a stricken ship.[2] The work – one of Homer's most iconic – is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[3][4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : The Life Line". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
2. ^ Philbrick, Nathaniel (5 October 2012). "Is There Hidden Meaning in Winslow Homer's Tense, Survivalist Painting, The Life Line?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
3. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Shipwreck! Winslow Homer and The Life Line". www.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
4. ^ Smee, Sebastian (10 September 2019). "Winslow Homer was sentimental. That's a good thing". Washington Post.com.
5. ^ Esplund, Lance (2019-08-31). "'Homer at the Beach: A Marine Painter's Journey, 1869-1880' Review: Flotsam, Jetsam, Handsome". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-13.

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