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OriginalThe Gulf Stream, an 1899 oil painting by Winslow Homer which shows a man in a small rudderless fishing boat struggling against the waves of the sea. It has been described as "a particularly enigmatic and tantalizing episode, a marine puzzle that floats forever in a region of unsolved mysteries."
Reason
High resolution, and a very dramatic work
Articles in which this image appears
The Gulf Stream (painting) +5
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Winslow Homer

Promoted File:Winslow Homer - The Gulf Stream - Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg --The Herald 09:52, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]