The Life Line | |
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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. The work – one of Homer's most iconic – is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [2] [3] [4]