The Fog Warning

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The Fog Warning is an 1885 oil painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting a lone fisherman in a small dory anxiously racing an approaching fog bank on the open sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artworkSurface canvas
collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
surface form: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collection
colorPalette muted tones
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Winslow Homer
depicts approaching fog bank
distant ship
dory
fisherman
fishing gear
open sea
describedIn art historical literature on Winslow Homer
genre marine art
realism
hasPart distant horizon
fish on board
fog bank
oars
rowboat
inception 1885
languageOfTitle English
location Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
mainSubject lone fisherman at sea
materialUsed oil paint
movement Realism
surface form: American Realism
narrativeTheme man versus nature
peril at sea
uncertainty
partOf Winslow Homer’s marine paintings
title The Fog Warning self-link

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Winslow Homer notableWork The Fog Warning
The Fog Warning title The Fog Warning self-link