Framed Skirmish in the Wilderness 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:

Skirmish in the Wilderness by Winslow Homer depicts a small-scale engagement during the American Civil War. Rather than portraying grand battlefield maneuvers, Homer focuses on the chaos and immediacy of a skirmish set amid dense forest, capturing soldiers navigating tangled undergrowth as musket smoke drifts through the trees. The muted palette of greens and browns, combined with the compressed, almost claustrophobic composition, conveys both the confusion of combat and the camouflage of the wilderness setting. Homer’s attention to individual figures—some crouched, some aiming, some fallen—highlights the personal risk and intensity of war, emphasizing human experience over heroic spectacle. The painting reflects Homer’s hallmark realism and his interest in portraying the psychological and physical realities of battle.