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The Gale
Winslow Homer
The Gale depicts a fisherman's wife concerned about his safety during a storm. The original painting had about a foot more on the left that expanded on this with a lighthouse and other references to coastal living, but was not regarded well when originally exhibited. After nearly a decade, Homer redid the work, removing that portion to emphasize the solitude of man's struggle with nature (particularly in seaside living) that he was grappling with living in both Tynemouth and Maine.