Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

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marine painting painting

"Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)" is a celebrated 19th-century marine painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting a small sailboat and its crew navigating choppy seas, often interpreted as a symbol of youthful optimism and national hope.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
alternativeTitle	Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) ⓘ surface form: Breezing Up
artForm	easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	icon of 19th-century American art ⓘ one of Winslow Homer’s best-known works ⓘ
artist	Winslow Homer ⓘ
collection	National Gallery of Art ⓘ surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
colorPalette	muted earth tones and blues ⓘ
completionDate	1876 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Winslow Homer ⓘ
depicts	American coastal scene ⓘ American flag on sailboat ⓘ catboat Gloucester ⓘ choppy sea ⓘ cloudy sky ⓘ crew of sailors ⓘ figures looking toward the horizon ⓘ small sailboat ⓘ three boys and a man in a catboat ⓘ
exhibitionHistory	exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 ⓘ
genre	marine art ⓘ
height	61.5 cm ⓘ
inception	1873 ⓘ 1876 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
location	National Gallery of Art ⓘ
locationOfCreation	Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts
mainSubject	American maritime culture ⓘ national hope ⓘ seafaring life ⓘ youthful optimism ⓘ
medium	oil on canvas ⓘ oil paint ⓘ
movement	Realism ⓘ surface form: American Realism
museum	National Gallery of Art ⓘ
style	luminist influence ⓘ realism ⓘ
subjectHeading	boats in art ⓘ children in art ⓘ seascapes ⓘ
symbolizes	optimistic future ⓘ post–Civil War national renewal ⓘ
title	Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) self-link ⓘ
width	97 cm ⓘ

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