Winslow Homer · 1873–76

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

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A small catboat heeled over in a stiff Atlantic breeze, three boys and an old salt at the tiller — the most-reproduced American marine painting. National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Up to 24 × 15 in · landscape

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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Materials & quality

›Canvas & inks

Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.

›Floater frame

Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.

›Posters

Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.

›Faithful to the source

Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.

About this painting

The story of Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) is an oil painting by American artist Winslow Homer. It depicts a catboat called the Gloucester chopping through that city's harbor under "a fair wind" (Homer's original title). Inside the boat are a man, three boys, and their catch.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art in general.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frequently asked

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)— questions & answers

›What does Breezing Up depict?

It shows a catboat called the Gloucester chopping through that city's harbor under "a fair wind" — Homer's original title. Inside the boat are a man, three boys, and their catch, heeled over in a stiff Atlantic breeze.

›When did Winslow Homer paint Breezing Up?

Homer worked on it between 1873 and 1876. It has become one of the most reproduced American marine paintings.

›Where is the original Breezing Up?

The original hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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