The Bather
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Details
- Artist
- Winslow Homer
- Date
- 1899
- Dimensions
- 14 7/16 x 21 1/16 in. (36.7 x 53.5 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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Bathers Both · 99%
Bathing is a cataloged subject, and the image clearly shows a figure immersed in open water.
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Human Figure Both · 98%
Men is a cataloged subject, and the image centers on a prominent male figure, with a possible smaller swimmer at left.
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 98%
Water occupies much of the lower composition, with a horizon, distant shoreline, and sky forming a waterside landscape.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Metadata · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as watercolor and records the medium as watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog specifies off-white wove paper, and the image visibly presents painted marks on a paper support.
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Stains/Washes Both · 95%
The image visibly uses broad, fluid watercolor washes across the sky, figure, shore, and water; the catalog identifies watercolor as the medium.
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 identifies the place of origin as American and the artist as American.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. The Bather. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 4,000 × 2,779 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available