The Buccaneers

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Artist: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
Date: 1885
Medium: watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: height 0.469 m, width 0.362 m
Origin: America
Department: Drawings
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #D7C2A3 · 36%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #736F50 · 15%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #928866 · 11%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A69977 · 11%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #FAEDCF · 9%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #4A4B3A · 8%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B9A886 · 4%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B3B39C · 2%

Faded Damask Teal · Teal family · #5D7C77 · 2%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #663E33 · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #8C9985 · <1%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #37504F · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CCA371 · <1%

Madder Lake · Red family · #A13B32 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #394754 · <1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #B38026 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B47067 · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #7B4914 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection

9 tags

Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 99%

The vertical composition shows a shoreline and blue body of water beneath a dense stand of palm trees.
Nautical Visual · 96%

A small sailing vessel is visible at the left edge of the water, and the setting is organized around a shore.
Figures in Nature Visual · 95%

Several small human figures are gathered along the shoreline and beneath the palms, placing the figures within a natural landscape.
Gender Metadata · 94%

The Cleveland Museum of Art subject field identifies the work as depicting male subjects; the small figures cannot be individually identified from the image.

Earth Tones Visual · 91%

The composition relies heavily on muted greens, browns, ochres, and other subdued natural hues, with limited red accents.

Watercolor Metadata · 99%

The museum catalog identifies the medium as watercolor.
Work on Paper Both · 97%

The catalog gives sheet dimensions, and the image visibly shows a watercolor work on a paper support.

Late 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The work is dated 1885, placing it in the late nineteenth century.

American Art Metadata · 98%

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

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). The Buccaneers. Cleveland Museum of Art.