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In contrast to the free, confident brushwork of his Nassau images, Homer’s watercolors completed in Cuba (winter 1884-85) are characterized by more neutral color and finicky handling. In The Cock Fight, Homer used the simple backdrop of a plaster wall to offset his careful depiction of two decoratively feathered roosters. Although painted with atypical deliberation, the watercolor is intended to capture the fleeting moment when a battered young rooster has just vanquished an older, fully plumed male. As the fallen bird dies, feathers and dust stirred up by the battle still hover in the humid air.
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 48 × 26 Cm |
| Tags | animals |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Wed
21
Jan
exhibition
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, "Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents", April 4 - July 31, 2022, p. 102 (ill.), 137, cat. by Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Mount, et. al.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, "Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents", April 4 - July 31, 2022, p. 102 (ill.), 137, cat. by Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Mount, et. al.
Wed
21
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light, " February 16-May 11, 2008, pp. 176, 178, 179 (ill.), 210, 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. 176, 178, 179 (ill.), 210, cat. by Martha Tedeschi and Kristi Dahm.
Tue
21
Jan
exhibition
New York, Reichard and Company, Water-Color Views by Winslow Homer, December [c. 18–c. 31], 1885 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, May 6, 1997].
New York, Reichard and Company, Water-Color Views by Winslow Homer, December [c. 18–c. 31], 1885 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, May 6, 1997].
Tue
21
Jan
note
John La Farge (1835–1910), Boston, before 1910 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, May 6, 1997]....
John La Farge (1835–1910), Boston, before 1910 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, May 6, 1997]. George F. Harding, Jr. (died 1939) and the George F. Harding Museum, Chicago, before 1939
Sun
21
Jan
note
accessioned by the Art Institute, 1990.
accessioned by the Art Institute, 1990.
Thu
21
Jan
note
ownership transferred to the Art Institute, 1982
ownership transferred to the Art Institute, 1982
Thu
21
Jan
exhibition
Boston, Doll and Richards, Winslow Homer and Walter Gay, February 19-March 3, 1886 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, May 6, 1997].
Boston, Doll and Richards, Winslow Homer and Walter Gay, February 19-March 3, 1886 [according to correspondence from Abigail Booth Gerdts to the Art Institute, May 6, 1997].
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