Jack Balas, 2017 THE VETERAN IN A NEW FIELD (study) (#1465); watercolor, ink & acrylic on paper, 22" x 30"

Text:
"Winslow Homer painted the man above with a scythe in 1865, a recent veteran of the Civil War. At left is Tyler in 2017, Specialist, U.S. Army, age 22, after his deployment to Korea."

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Winslow Homer, 1865, THE VETERAN IN A NEW FIELD
oil on canvas, 24" x 38"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York