Storm, Bahamas
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Winslow Homer
- Date
- 1885
- Dimensions
- 35.4 × 51 cm
- Holding institution
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Yale University Art Gallery
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 99%
The title identifies the work as a storm scene in the Bahamas, and the image visibly depicts a shoreline, sea, palms, and turbulent weather.
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Flora Visual · 99%
Several prominent palm trees and other low vegetation occupy the middle ground and foreground.
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The Elements Both · 96%
A storm is named in the title, while the dark cloud mass and wind-swept vegetation visibly emphasize atmospheric weather and natural forces.
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Water Visual · 98%
A horizontal band of blue-gray water is clearly visible behind the palms and shoreline.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 96%
The composition is dominated by gray, blue-gray, muted green, brown, and sand-colored passages, with limited bright color.
Medium and Techniques
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Stains/Washes Visual · 96%
Broad translucent washes, soft transitions, and irregular pooled passages are visible throughout the image.
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Watercolor Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as transparent watercolor on wove paper.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the support as wove paper.
Time Periods
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Late 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1885, placing it in the late nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Caribbean Art Metadata · 86%
The title locates the depicted scene in the Bahamas, a Caribbean region.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. Yale University Art Gallery
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 2,000 × 1,391 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed