Winslow Homer
American, 1836-1910
Boy in Boat, Gloucester
INV-1680
Winslow Homer
American, 1836-19101880/81
Boy in Boat, Gloucester
Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910 →watercolordrawings (visual works)
Date
1880/81
Medium
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper
Dimensions
23.2 × 34.9 cm (9 3/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Homer began Boy in Boat, Gloucester while staying at the lighthouse on Ten Pound Island in the harbor of the fishing town Gloucester, Massachusetts. During his time in Gloucester, the artist frequently depicted local boys playing on boats, fishing, and waiting for their fathers to return from the sea. In this watercolor he began experimenting with scraping, revealing the white of the paper to create highlights in the large rock at right. Furthermore, he was developing his skill in transparent watercolor, which he used to great effect for the reflective surface of the water.
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