Winslow Homer's 1885 ode to anglers, "The Fog Warning," shows a fisherman rowing back to his ship with a hefty haul of halibut. There's only one problem: the sea is stirring up and the fog is rolling in.

While we don't know the outcome, we like to think the fisherman paddled himself out of a jam.

You may think differently after viewing this moody masterpiece, which is located in the Barbara and Theodore Alfond Gallery (Gallery 234).

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Winslow Homer, "The Fog Warning", 1885, "Anonymous gift with credit to the Otis Norcross Fund", MFA, Boston; Photo of "The Fog Warning" - Wonder Shuffle