Accession Number
145823
Medium
Transparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper
Dimensions
38 × 54.5 cm (15 × 21 1/2 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Credit Line
Anonymous loan
Background & Context
Background Story
Winslow Homer's Schooner - Nassau shows a schooner in Nassau, Bahamas, painted during Homer's trips to the Caribbean. His tropical watercolors are brighter in palette than his Maine works.
Cultural Impact
Homer's Caribbean watercolors show a different side of the artist.
Why It Matters
This schooner in Nassau captures the warmth of the Caribbean.
