Summer Night
by HOMER, Winslow, Oil on canvas, 77 x 102 cm
The painting shows two women against the backdrop of the moving ocean, dancing closely together by the light of the moon. The figures to the right of the painting, shown only as dark silhouettes, are looking out over the ocean, apparently lost in thought. The painter created an atmospheric picture that was evocative of Symbolism.
The painting received a gold medal at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris.