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Revered as America’s master of watercolor, Winslow Homer did not begin working in the medium until the mature age of thirty-seven. As a watercolorist, Homer adapted his practice to the diverse locales he visited. His sojourns in the tropics took him to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, and various locations in Florida. In each new environment, the self-taught artist pushed the flexible medium in new directions as he applied his increasingly sophisticated understanding of color and light to a new set of atmospheric conditions. This compelling watercolor was painted during Homer’s second trip to the Bahamas in the winter of 1898–99. Depicting a luckless man washed up on the beach, surrounded by fragments of his shattered craft, the work demonstrates the artist’s fascination with the rapid and dangerous weather changes of the region. Here sunlight glints through gradually thinning storm clouds. Homer employed thickly applied opaque red and yellow pigments for the seaweed tossed on the sand, creating a contrast with the thin washes and fluid brushstrokes that he used to render the receding waves.
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 54 × 37 Cm |
| Tags | seascapespeopleboatsCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairsweather/seasons |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
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New York, The Metropolitian Museum of Art, New York City, "Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents", April 4 - July 31, 2022, p. 126, 127 (ill.), 143, cat. by Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Mount, et. al.
New York, The Metropolitian Museum of Art, New York City, "Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents", April 4 - July 31, 2022, p. 126, 127 (ill.), 143, cat. by Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Mount, et. al.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, "American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent", February 23 - May 14, 2017, pp. 314-316, fig. 266 (ill.), cat. by Kathleen A. Foster.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, "American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent", February 23 - May 14, 2017, pp. 314-316, fig. 266 (ill.), cat. by Kathleen A. Foster.
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The Essential Guide
The Essential Guide (Chicago, 2009), p. 306 (ill.).
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“Highlights,” Antiques and Fine Art 8: 4
“Highlights,” Antiques and Fine Art 8: 4 (Spring 2008), p. 30 (ill.).
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Kevin Nance, “Winslow Homer: Painter gets due as pioneer,” Chicago Sun-Times
Kevin Nance, “Winslow Homer: Painter gets due as pioneer,” Chicago Sun-Times (February 15, 2008) (ill.).
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William Mullen, “Beneath the Color, Secrets of an Artist,” Chicago Tribune
William Mullen, “Beneath the Color, Secrets of an Artist,” Chicago Tribune (February 29, 2008).
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The Art Institute of Chicago, "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light, " February 16-May 11, 2008, pp. 132, 180, 185, 186, 187 (ill.), 200, 203, 209, 211, chap. 5 n. 21, cat. by Martha Tedeschi and Kristi Dahm.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light," February 16-May 11, 2008, pp. 132, 180, 185, 186, 187 (ill.), 200, 203, 209, 211, chap. 5 n. 21, cat. by Martha Tedeschi and Kristi Dahm.
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The artist to his brother, Charles S....
The artist to his brother, Charles S. Homer, Jr. (1834–1917), New York, by 1910 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, February 10, 2007]. Charles W. Gould (1849–1931), New York, by 1915 [Brooklyn exh. cat. 1915]. Sold by Knoedler and Company, New York, to Martin A. Ryerson (1856–1932), Chicago, November 11, 1915 [invoice]
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Kerry Emanuel, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes
Kerry Emanuel, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes (Oxford, 2005), p. 251 (ill.).
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“Unexhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago, Water, Water Everywhere,” Chicago Tribune Magazine
“Unexhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago, Water, Water Everywhere,” Chicago Tribune Magazine (February 1, 2004), p. 9 (ill.).
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Peter H. Wood, Weathering the Storm: Inside Winslow Homer’s “Gulf Stream”
Peter H. Wood, Weathering the Storm: Inside Winslow Homer’s “Gulf Stream” (Athens, 2004), pp. 87–90, pl. 9.
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Priscilla Paton, Abandoned New England: Landscapes in the Works of Homer, Frost, Hopper, Wyeth, and Bishop
Priscilla Paton, Abandoned New England: Landscapes in the Works of Homer, Frost, Hopper, Wyeth, and Bishop (Hanover, 2003), pp. 86–87 and 89, fig. 17.
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Elizabeth Johns, Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation
Elizabeth Johns, Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation (Berkeley, 2002), p. 153.
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Carl Little, "Winslow Homer,” Maine Boats and Harbors Magazine
Carl Little, "Winslow Homer,” Maine Boats and Harbors Magazine (2001).
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Paul Staiti, "Winslow Homer and the Drama of Thermodynamics,” American Art 15: 1
Paul Staiti, "Winslow Homer and the Drama of Thermodynamics,” American Art 15: 1 (Spring 2001), p. 23, fig. 13.
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Miles Unger, The Watercolors of Winslow Homer
Miles Unger, The Watercolors of Winslow Homer (New York, 2001), pp. 192-93, and 218 (ill.).
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Donelson Hoopes, Henry Casselli: Master of the American Watercolor, exh. cat.
Donelson Hoopes, Henry Casselli: Master of the American Watercolor, exh. cat. (New Orleans, La.: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2000), pp. 14-15, fig. 6.
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Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, "A Retrospective Exhibition: Winslow Homer, " 1959, p. 102, cat. 140.
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, "A Retrospective Exhibition: Winslow Homer," 1959, p. 102, cat. 140.
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Lloyd Goodrich, Winslow Homer
Lloyd Goodrich, Winslow Homer (New York, 1959), p. 29, pl. 83.
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Washington, D.C., The National Gallery, "Winslow Homer: A Retrospective Exhibition, " November 23, 1958–January 4, 1959, p. 126, cat. 169; also traveled to New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 29–March 8, 1959.
Washington, D.C., The National Gallery, "Winslow Homer: A Retrospective Exhibition," November 23, 1958–January 4, 1959, p. 126, cat. 169; also traveled to New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 29–March 8, 1959.
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New York, Century Association, "Paintings by Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916, and Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836–1910, " January 10–February 25, 1951, no cat.
New York, Century Association, "Paintings by Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916, and Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836–1910," January 10–February 25, 1951, no cat.
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Minneapolis, Minn., The Walker Art Center, "American Watercolor and Winslow Homer, " February 27–March 23, 1945, pp. 47 and 106 (ill.); also traveled to the Detroit Institute of Art, April 3–May 1, 1945; and The Brooklyn Museum, New York...
Minneapolis, Minn., The Walker Art Center, "American Watercolor and Winslow Homer," February 27–March 23, 1945, pp. 47 and 106 (ill.); also traveled to the Detroit Institute of Art, April 3–May 1, 1945; and The Brooklyn Museum, New York, May 15–June 12, 1945.
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Worcester, Mass., Worcester Art Museum, "Winslow Homer, " November 16–December 17, 1944, p. 6, cat. 63.
Worcester, Mass., Worcester Art Museum, "Winslow Homer," November 16–December 17, 1944, p. 6, cat. 63.
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Lloyd Goodrich, Winslow Homer
Lloyd Goodrich, Winslow Homer (New York, 1944), p. 161, pl. 51.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, "Twenty-Two Watercolors by Winslow Homer, " April 13–May 14, 1944 (Gallery G59), no cat.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Twenty-Two Watercolors by Winslow Homer," April 13–May 14, 1944 (Gallery G59), no cat.
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New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, "A History of American Watercolor Painting, " January 27–February 25, 1942, p. 22, cat. 86.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, "A History of American Watercolor Painting," January 27–February 25, 1942, p. 22, cat. 86.
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Forbes Watson, Winslow Homer
Forbes Watson, Winslow Homer (New York, 1942), p. 42 (ill.).
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The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, "Winslow Homer to Present Day Chicago, " November 29–December 20, 1941, cat. 9.
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, "Winslow Homer to Present Day Chicago," November 29–December 20, 1941, cat. 9.
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Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Winslow Homer Watercolors, " February 23–May 4, 1986, pp. 215–17, and 255, cat. 204 (ill.), cat. by Helen A. Cooper; also traveled to the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Ft. Worth, Tex....
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Winslow Homer Watercolors," February 23–May 4, 1986, pp. 215–17, and 255, cat. 204 (ill.), cat. by Helen A. Cooper; also traveled to the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Ft. Worth, Tex., June 6–August 10, 1986 and the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., September 11–November 2, 1986.
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Austin, Tex., Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, The University of Texas, "Texas Images & Visions, " February 25–April 10, 1983, pp. 29–30 and 64–65 (ill.); also traveled to Corpus Christi, Art Museum of South Texas, July 1–August 14...
Austin, Tex., Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, The University of Texas, "Texas Images & Visions," February 25–April 10, 1983, pp. 29–30 and 64–65 (ill.); also traveled to Corpus Christi, Art Museum of South Texas, July 1–August 14, 1983, and the Amarillo Art Center, September 3–October 30, 1983.
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Philip C. Beam, Winslow Homer: Watercolors, exh. cat.
Philip C. Beam, Winslow Homer: Watercolors, exh. cat. (Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1983), pp. 31 and 46.
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Evanston, Ill., Terra Museum of American Art, "Five American Masters of Watercolor, " May 5–July 12, 1981, p. 2 (ill.).
Evanston, Ill., Terra Museum of American Art, "Five American Masters of Watercolor," May 5–July 12, 1981, p. 2 (ill.).
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Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Winslow Homer
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Winslow Homer (New York, 1979), pp. 247 and 285, fig. CL–94.
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Karen M. Jones, “Winslow Homer in Texas,” The Magazine Antiques 112: 5
Karen M. Jones, “Winslow Homer in Texas,” The Magazine Antiques 112: 5 (November 1977), p. 892 (ill.).
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Mahonri Sharp Young, American Realists: Homer to Hopper
Mahonri Sharp Young, American Realists: Homer to Hopper (New York, 1977), p. 20 (ill.).
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Allen S. Weller, Watercolor U.S.A.: National Invitational Exhibition, exh. cat.
Allen S. Weller, Watercolor U.S.A.: National Invitational Exhibition, exh. cat. (Springfield, 1976), pp. 9-10 (ill.).
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New York, The New York Cultural Center, "Three Centuries of the American Nude, " cat. 153; also traveled to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, August 6–September 21, 1975; and the University of Houston Fine Art Center...
New York, The New York Cultural Center, "Three Centuries of the American Nude," cat. 153; also traveled to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, August 6–September 21, 1975; and the University of Houston Fine Art Center, October 3–November 16, 1975.
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New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, "Ten Americans, " May 16–July 30, 1974, n.p., cat. 75 (ill.).
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, "Ten Americans," May 16–July 30, 1974, n.p., cat. 75 (ill.).
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Lloyd Goodrich, Winslow Homer
Lloyd Goodrich, Winslow Homer (New York, 1973), pp. 120 and 137 (ill.).
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New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, "Winslow Homer, " April l3–June 3, 1973, pp. 120 and 141, cat. 153 (ill.), cat. by Lloyd Goodrich; also traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum, July 3–August 15, 1973...
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, "Winslow Homer," April l3–June 3, 1973, pp. 120 and 141, cat. 153 (ill.), cat. by Lloyd Goodrich; also traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum, July 3–August 15, 1973, and The Art Institute of Chicago, September 8–October 21, 1973.
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Patti Hannaway, Winslow Homer in the Tropics
Patti Hannaway, Winslow Homer in the Tropics (Richmond, 1973), pp. 246–47, pl. 53.
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John Wilmerding, Winslow Homer
John Wilmerding, Winslow Homer (New York, 1972), pp. 175 and 201, pl. 45.
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Russell Lynes, The Art-Makers of Nineteenth-Century America
Russell Lynes, The Art-Makers of Nineteenth-Century America (New York, 1970), p. 354 (ill.).
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Gottfried Lindemann, "Prints and Drawings: A Pictorial History",
Gottfried Lindemann, "Prints and Drawings: A Pictorial History", (Praeger Publishers, Inc. 1970), pp. 276 (ill.), 279.
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Miami Art Center, "The Artist and the Sea, " March 21–April 18, 1969, p. 6, cat. 17.
Miami Art Center, "The Artist and the Sea," March 21–April 18, 1969, p. 6, cat. 17.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Eight American Masters of Watercolor, " April 23–June 16, 1968, n.p., cat. 10 (ill.); also traveled to the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, June 28–August 18, 1968...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Eight American Masters of Watercolor," April 23–June 16, 1968, n.p., cat. 10 (ill.); also traveled to the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, June 28–August 18, 1968, and the Seattle Art Museum, September 5–October 13, 1968.
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Winslow Homer’s Sub-Tropical America, exh. cat.
Winslow Homer’s Sub-Tropical America, exh. cat. (Coral Gables, Fla.: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1968), p. 12, cat. 32.
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Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, "Watercolors by Winslow Homer, " July 7–August 28, 1966, cat. 39.
Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, "Watercolors by Winslow Homer," July 7–August 28, 1966, cat. 39.
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Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, "Homer and the Sea, " Fall 1964, cat. 48, cat. by Lloyd Goodrich; also traveled to Newport News, Va., The Mariners Museum, Fall 1964.
Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, "Homer and the Sea," Fall 1964, cat. 48, cat. by Lloyd Goodrich; also traveled to Newport News, Va., The Mariners Museum, Fall 1964.
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Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, Winslow Homer, American Artist: His World and His Work
Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, Winslow Homer, American Artist: His World and His Work (New York, 1961), p. 164 (ill.).
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