The Light House, Nassau
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Winslow Homer
- Date
- 1899
- Dimensions
- 37 × 53.8 cm
- Holding institution
- Worcester Art Museum
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Worcester Art Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Waterscapes Visual · 99%
The composition is dominated by open water, surf, a low horizon, and atmospheric sky.
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Nautical Visual · 98%
A small boat, a distant lighthouse, and open sea establish a clearly maritime subject.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 96%
A single human figure is situated within the surrounding sea and sky, occupying the central middle ground.
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Modes of Transportation Visual · 90%
The central boat is a prominent, clearly depicted means of transportation on the water.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as watercolor and specifies watercolor over graphite pencil on cream wove paper; the image visibly shows transparent washes and fluid, broken brushwork.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog identifies cream wove paper as the support, and the image visibly retains areas of exposed paper around the painted forms.
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Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 94%
Broad, broken strokes and loose washes describe the waves, clouds, boat, and figure without tightly finished contours.
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Stains/Washes Visual · 93%
Transparent and semi-transparent watercolor passages spread across the sky and sea, with soft blooms and broad washed areas.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1899.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies Winslow Homer as American.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. Worcester Art Museum
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 4,648 × 3,194 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed