Framed Near Andersonville by Winslow Homer

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" x 19"
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" x 29"

Product Details:

Near Andersonville by Winslow Homer presents a powerful, contemplative view of the Civil War from the perspective of an enslaved woman rather than a soldier. Painted in 1865–66, the scene shows a Black woman standing in the doorway of a humble cabin as Union prisoners of war are marched in the distance toward the notorious Confederate prison camp at Andersonville. She is framed in shadow, watching silently—not a participant, but positioned at a turning point of history. Homer leaves her expression unreadable: is she witnessing hope, fear, or the uncertainty of shifting power? The American flag quilt draped beside her suggests suppressed patriotism or perhaps a longing for liberation. Rather than dramatizing battle, Homer reflects on the war’s meaning for those whose freedom hung in the balance. The painting’s quiet stillness becomes its emotional force, capturing not action but anticipation—the threshold between bondage and the possibility of a new life.