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2 months agoHow 19 Contemporary Artists Paid Tribute to John Constable
Bernard Jacobson Gallery is exhibiting the 1976 print portfolio For John Constable by 19 contemporary artists through February 27, 2026.
Winslow Homer, who began as a Civil War reporter artist, later became known for depicting the US's growing culture of leisure as expanding transportation networks enabled more people to visit the country's natural landmarks. A Mountain Climber Resting is a quintessential example, showing a mountaineer resting after an ascent and admiring the view. The composition closely resembles a drawing in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.