Spearing Eels

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Artist: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
Date: late 1800s
Medium: watercolor with graphite
Dimensions: sheet: height 0.385 m, width 0.553 m
Origin: America
Department: Drawings
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Limestone Dust · Gray family · #C2BEAA · 59%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #DAD3BE · 13%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #849E9C · 5%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B6BAAA · 4%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #79795D · 4%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A1AB9C · 4%

Pine Needle · Green family · #405444 · 3%

Limestone Honey · Yellow family · #D4B586 · 2%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #9B9177 · 2%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A6A18A · 2%

Woad Cloth · Blue family · #406B88 · 1%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #D0B994 · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #634A3C · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C7AB95 · <1%

Linen Gesso · White family · #EEE7D4 · <1%

Sandstone Orange · Orange family · #C67B56 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C18471 · <1%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #C3D7D3 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Anonymous gift in memory of Mr. Dudley S. Blossom Jr.

12 tags

Human Figure Both · 99%

A single male figure is clearly visible in the boat, and the catalog lists the subject as male.
Landscapes Visual · 98%

The composition depicts an expansive outdoor setting with open water, shoreline, distant hills, trees, sky, and a large waterside structure.
Waterscapes Visual · 99%

Water occupies most of the lower composition and is rendered with horizontal ripples and broad reflected forms.
Modes of Transportation Both · 98%

A small boat is the central setting for the figure and his activity; the title identifies the depicted activity as spearing eels.
Reflections Visual · 99%

The boat, figure, pole, shoreline, building, and red container appear as broken reflections in the water.
Rural Life Visual · 78%

The scene includes a small boat, a solitary person engaged in an outdoor activity, open shore, and a large rural-looking structure.
Atmospheric Landscapes Visual · 86%

Soft atmospheric washes, subdued contrasts, and hazy transitions between sky, distant land, and water characterize the landscape.

Drawing Metadata · 99%

The Cleveland Museum of Art classifies the work as a drawing and identifies the medium as watercolor with graphite.
Watercolor Both · 99%

Transparent colored washes are visible throughout the image, consistent with the cataloged watercolor medium.
Work on Paper Metadata · 98%

The work is a drawing made on a sheet measuring 0.385 by 0.553 meters.

19th Century Art Metadata · 98%

The catalog dates the work to 1880–1900 and displays the date as late 1800s.

American Art Metadata · 99%

Winslow Homer is identified as American and the catalog gives America as the place of origin.

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Spearing Eels. Cleveland Museum of Art.