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HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Sept. 20, 1873  This authentic, stand-alone double-page centerfold features Winslow Homer’s legendary illustration, "Snap the Whip," as originally published in the September 20, 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The artistic and historical significance of this print centers on what is widely considered Winslow Homer's single most iconic and famous woodcut engraving. Created shortly after his celebrated 1872 oil painting of the same name, "Snap the Whip"

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Sept. 27, 1873  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's celebrated illustration, "Gloucester Harbor," from an original September 27, 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The artistic significance of this print centers on Homer's deep fascination with the coastal life and maritime beauty of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. During the summer of 1873, Homer stayed in Gloucester, where he produced a seminal series of watercolors

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, April 26, 1873  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's powerful illustration, "The Wreck of the 'Atlantic'—Cast Up by the Sea," from an original April 26, 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The significance of this print lies in its visceral depiction of one of the worst maritime disasters of the nineteenth century. On April 1, 1873, the ocean liner RMS Atlantic struck a submerged rock off the coast of Nova