At the museum, Olivia reads aloud from the exhibit label next to a painting, "This one's by someone called Winslow Homer, 1872." The painting (obviously a poorly cropped print) is called Breezing Up (A Fair Wind). 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. The painting was begun in 1873 (not 1872, as Olivia says), and was completed in 1876.
Infrared reflectography has revealed the many changes he made to the composition during this time, including the removal of a fourth boy near the mast and a second schooner in the distance.
Infrared reflectography has revealed the many changes he made to the composition during this time, including the removal of a fourth boy near the mast and a second schooner in the distance.
Among the paintings viewed by Olivia at the art museum are "Homeward Bound" by Hans von Petersen (1850-1914), "Still Life with Red Onions" by Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), "A Holiday" by Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927), "The Lovers" by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and "Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)" by Winslow Homer (1836-1910).