Shore and Surf, Nassau
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Details
- Artist
- Winslow Homer
- Date
- 1899
- Dimensions
- 14 15/16 x 21 3/8 in. (37.9 x 54.3 cm) Framed: 24 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (62.2 x 77.5 cm)
- Origin
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Amelia B. Lazarus Fund, 1910
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Waterscapes Both · 99%
The catalog lists seascapes as a subject, and the image clearly shows open ocean, a horizon, surf, and a rocky coast.
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Water Both · 99%
The catalog lists waves, and multiple breaking waves with bright foam visibly dominate the composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Metadata · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as watercolor and identifies its medium as watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper.
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Stains/Washes Visual · 88%
Broad transparent and opaque-looking washes, irregular pigment passages, and soft transitions are visibly prominent across the water, sky, and shore.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1899.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog records the place of origin as American and identifies Winslow Homer as an American artist.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. Shore and Surf, Nassau. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 4,000 × 2,814 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available