Inside the Bar

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Artist: Winslow Homer
Date: 1883
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 16 x 29 in. (40.6 x 73.7 cm) Framed: 28 1/2 x 41 3/8 in. (72.4 x 105.1 cm)
Origin: American
Department: The American Wing
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Lead Type · Gray family · #7E7D6B · 30%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #A9A48F · 19%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #565341 · 12%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #484031 · 12%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #393125 · 7%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #63604E · 5%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #CAC4AE · 5%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #655448 · 2%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #485652 · 2%

Granite Face · Gray family · #636E62 · 2%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #57423D · 2%

Granite Face · Gray family · #807464 · 1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #4A4851 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #847041 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #97A091 · <1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #AC9A69 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A49795 · <1%

Limestone Dust · Gray family · #BAC7B8 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift of Louise Ryals Arkell, in memory of Bartlett Arkell, 1954

11 tags

Human Figure Both · 99%

The catalog lists Women among the subjects, and a single standing woman is the dominant figure in the image.
Nautical Both · 99%

Boats is listed among the catalog subjects, and the image clearly shows a small sailing boat at left and a rowboat at right.
Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 98%

Open water, surf, shoreline, and a low distant horizon occupy most of the composition, making a coastal waterscape the principal setting.
Figures in Nature Visual · 93%

The central figure is situated directly within an outdoor coastal setting rather than isolated against an interior or neutral background.
Haze Visual · 90%

Soft transitions in the clouded sky, distant shoreline, surf, and water create a visibly hazy atmospheric effect.

19th Century American Art Metadata · 98%

The work is dated 1883 and its artist is identified as American, supporting the catalog category for nineteenth-century American art.

Dark Colors Visual · 95%

The image is dominated by subdued gray, blue, brown, olive, and cream tones, with especially dark passages in the foreground, the woman’s skirt, and the boats.

Watercolor Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the medium as watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper; the image visibly shows transparent washes and linear drawing accents on paper.
Work on Paper Both · 99%

The catalog specifies watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, and the work is visibly presented on a paper ground rather than canvas or panel.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1883, placing it within the nineteenth century.

American Art Metadata · 99%

The artist is identified as American and the catalog gives the place of origin as American.

Winslow Homer. Inside the Bar. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.