Saco Bay (Maine) - Winslow Homer Painting

Winslow Homer Painting

Saco Bay or Sunset, Saco Bay is the title of a painting by Winslow Homer, showing a view of the bay from Checkley Point on the southwestern side of Prouts Neck. According to Winslow he worked on it for about 10 years, finishing only 3 days before shipping it for exhibition. It was first exhibited in 1897 at the Society of American Artists in New York City. The painting is now at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

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