Nassau
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Winslow Homer
- Date
- 1899
- Dimensions
- 14 7/8 x 21 3/8 in. (37.8 x 54.3 cm) Framed: 24 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (62.2 x 77.5 cm)
- Origin
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Amelia B. Lazarus Fund, 1910
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Nautical Both · 99%
Several sailboats and smaller boats are clearly depicted, matching the cataloged subject Boats.
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Waterscapes Visual · 98%
Blue water occupies most of the composition, extending from the foreground to a low distant horizon.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, and the image visibly contains transparent washes, layered color, and linear drawn details.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1899, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The artist is identified as American, and the place of origin is listed as American.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Arms and Armor Both · 96%
Several cannon forms are clearly visible in the foreground, matching the cataloged subject Cannons.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. Nassau. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 3,883 × 2,712 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available