Sketch for "Hound and Hunter"
This painting shows a person in a small boat on a body of water. The person is all the way on one end of the boat, leaning towards the right and reaching out over the side of the boat, holding a rope that appears to be tied to the white antlers of a large brown deer that is almost completely submerged in the water. A black-and-white dog swims in the water behind the deer. The person has pale skin and short brown hair, and they are wearing a black hat and a gray coat. The boat is gray-brown, and the water below is painted with lines of blue, white, green, and teal. The background is a mix of dark gray and olive green.
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Details
- Artist
- Winslow Homer
- Date
- 1891/1892
- Medium
- watercolor on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 35.4 x 50.7 cm (13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
- Department
- CG-W
- Holding institution
- National Gallery of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- national-gallery-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
A person, a deer, and a swimming dog are clearly represented; the supplied museum description identifies the animals as a deer and dog.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 94%
The human figure and animals are situated together in an open outdoor setting dominated by water and a dark distant background.
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Waterscapes Visual · 99%
A broad body of water occupies most of the lower half of the sheet and is rendered with extensive horizontal strokes and reflected light.
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Nautical Visual · 96%
The composition includes a narrow boat, a rope, and an active interaction taking place on the water.
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Movement Visual · 96%
The leaning figure, taut rope, swimming dog, and splashing or submerged deer create a strong sense of physical action.
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Implied Narrative Both · 90%
The title identifies a hound and hunter, while the image presents an unresolved action involving a person, boat, rope, deer, and dog.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 97%
Deep gray, charcoal, olive, brown, and blue-green passages dominate the background, boat, figure, and water, with limited pale highlights.
Medium and Techniques
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Drawing Both · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a drawing, and the image presents a drawn and painted study on a single sheet.
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Watercolor Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as watercolor on wove paper, and the image visibly contains transparent washes, layered pigment, and exposed paper.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog specifies wove paper, while the image clearly shows a paper sheet with exposed light areas within the composition.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1891/1892, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. Sketch for "Hound and Hunter". Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.
High-resolution sources
- IIIF image service ↗ 4,608 × 3,221 · National Gallery Of Art · Available