The Light House, Nassau

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

Date1899

Mediumwatercolor over graphite on medium thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions37 x 53.8 cm (14 9/16 x 21 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsWatercolors

MarkingsWatermark: J WHATMAN

Credit LineMuseum purchase

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Object number1911.14

Label TextHomer's watercolors from his second trip to the Bahamas (1898-99) are typically spare in composition and broadly painted, as in this example. They focus primarily on local men involved in everyday activities, including hunting turtles and diving for sponges and conch shells, with which the man in this watercolor has filled his boat. The warm climate and sea-based economy granted Homer access to subjects that invited him to paint the partially nude body, a welcome challenge to a figure painter. ProvenanceEstate of the artist; (E.L. Knoedler, New York);

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