An October Day

Colors in this work

Artist: Winslow Homer
Date: 1889
Medium: Watercolor over graphite pencil on cream wove paper, with scraping
Dimensions: 50.2 × 35.7 cm
Holding institution: Clark Art Institute
Palette: Golden Bole · Yellow family · #909478 · 33%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #768889 · 19%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #808D87 · 11%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8E8645 · 7%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6E6F53 · 6%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #ADAF91 · 6%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #595B44 · 6%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #A38C2F · 4%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #36342D · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #96886A · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8F7559 · 2%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #565E6B · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #85604F · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #DDD2B9 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3A4142 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B1C2C0 · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #7D7B77 · <1%

Lead Blue Veil · Blue family · #5B7B8B · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: 1. Unknown sourceUnknown source2. arthistoryreference.com3. blog.clarkart.edu4. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

10 tags

Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 99%

The image clearly depicts a broad lake or other body of water, a wooded mountainous shoreline, and an atmospheric landscape.
The Seasons Both · 99%

Yellow, ocher, and russet foliage is visible throughout the shoreline, and the title “An October Day” identifies the seasonal setting.
Animals Visual · 99%

An antlered deer head is clearly depicted emerging from the water in the lower central portion of the composition.
Modes of Transportation Visual · 98%

A small rowboat containing a seated figure is visible near the left side of the lake.
Reflections Visual · 98%

The wooded shoreline, autumn trees, boat, and deer form are represented again as broken vertical and horizontal reflections across the water.

Watercolor Both · 99%

The image shows transparent layered washes characteristic of watercolor, and the catalog identifies the medium as watercolor over graphite pencil on cream wove paper.
Work on Paper Both · 99%

The work is visibly presented as a sheet-based artwork, and the catalog specifies cream wove paper as the support.
Pulled, Scraped, and Scratched Both · 94%

Scraped or abraded-looking passages are visible in the image, and the catalog explicitly records the technique as including scraping.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1889, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Winslow Homer. 1. Unknown sourceUnknown source2. arthistoryreference.com3. blog.clarkart.edu4. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

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