Palm Tree, Nassau

Colors in this work

Artist: Winslow Homer
Date: 1898
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (54.3 x 37.8 cm) Framed: 30 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (77.5 x 62.2 cm)
Origin: American
Department: The American Wing
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #DCD3B6 · 59%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #505140 · 12%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #7D7A5C · 11%

Tarnished Aquamarine · Teal family · #5D9097 · 6%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A7A287 · 4%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #BAB49A · 4%

Marine Tempera · Blue family · #40627F · 1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #52403B · 1%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #3F5A5C · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #FAF0D6 · <1%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #DDDACC · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #BECCB6 · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E4C88C · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #DEC7B5 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #BD5D3B · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C48876 · <1%

Peach Bole · Orange family · #D37F55 · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #00705C · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Amelia B. Lazarus Fund, 1910

8 tags

Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 99%

The image depicts a natural coastal environment with palms, shoreline, ocean, and surf; the catalog lists Beaches and Palms among the subjects.
The Elements Both · 99%

The palm fronds are visibly bent and streaming in a strong direction, while Wind is explicitly listed as a catalog subject.

Watercolor Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the work as watercolor and watercolor washes are clearly visible throughout the sky, water, foliage, and foreground.
Work on Paper Both · 99%

The catalog specifies watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, and the image visibly shows a sheet-based work with exposed paper around and between the washes.
Stains/Washes Both · 95%

Broad translucent washes and uneven pooled passages are visible in the sky, water, and foreground; these qualities are consistent with the cataloged watercolor medium.
Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 94%

Directional, vigorous strokes articulate the palm fronds, shoreline plants, surf, and foreground, giving the image a loose brush-led surface.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1898, placing it within the nineteenth century.

American Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the place of origin as American, and the artist is identified as American.

Winslow Homer. Palm Tree, Nassau. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.