Winslow Homer's Breezing Up shows a wooden catboat leaning hard into the wind, its pale sail stretched wide on the left. A man in a straw hat and several boys sit along the high side of the hull, relaxed and steady as the boat cuts through the swell.

The sea is a churning mix of deep teal and green with flecks of white foam. Above it, bright clouds drift across a blue sky, and a distant schooner and a few small sails sit near the horizon. The warm browns and reds of the boat and clothing stand out against the cool water and sky.