Coast of Maine

Year	1893
Medium	Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions	38.4 × 54.9 cm
Type	painting

Homer's powerful watercolor captures the raw drama of the Maine coast, where granite headlands meet the open Atlantic. The work's directness, its mastery of wet-on-wet watercolor for the breaking waves, and its sense of elemental force place it among his finest achievements in the medium.