There’s a new Winslow Homer mural at the bend of Maplewood and Poplar on the former Linsky’s service station property, Cape Ann Auction headquarters since November 2022.
159 Maplewood Avenue, Gloucester, Mass. Read more about this Studio fresh mural project inspired by Homer’s works here (Awesome Gloucester).
Both Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) and The Flirt depict figures in a cat boat in Gloucester harbor.
Image: Winslow Homer (1836-1910), The Flirt, 1874, oil on panel, National Gallery of Art acquisition, 2014 (Mellon collection)
Image: Winslow Homer, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), 1873-1876, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art acquisition (Wildenstein Gallery), 1943. Gift of the W. L. and May T. Mellon Foundation.
The Winslow Homer marker on the corner of Dale Ave & Main for Gloucester’s HarborWalk features Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) thanks to permission from the National Gallery of Art.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Thank you Catherine for this map. So many murals and art I never knew about!
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You’re welcome, Brianne! Thank you so much. I hoped it would be so it’s really nice to read that feedback. Have fun looking! I have a few more to add 🙂
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Thank you for this wonderful piece ..
I am trying to send to my friend , who’s husband was a Homer and his Daughter Susan Homer is a great Artist in New Your, but visits her mother Marcy Homer in Hamilton…
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How nice! thank you for reading and sharing the news with them
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