After the Hurricane, Bahamas
Revered as America’s master of watercolor, Winslow Homer did not begin working in the medium until the mature age of thirty-seven. As a watercolorist, Homer adapted his practice to the diverse locales he visited. His sojourns in the tropics took him to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, and various locations in Florida. In each new environment, the self-taught artist pushed the flexible medium in new directions as he applied his increasingly sophisticated understanding of color and light to a new set of atmospheric conditions. This compelling watercolor was painted during Homer’s second trip to th...
Details
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- Dimensions
- 37.2 × 54.2 cm (14 11/16 × 21 3/8 in.)
- Origin
- United States
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image provider
- art-institute-chicago
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 99%
The image is organized around a sandy shore, open sea, surf, horizon, and sky; the catalog identifies the subject as a seascape.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 98%
Large broken sections of a boat or craft dominate the foreground, corresponding to the catalog’s reference to a shattered craft.
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Human Figure Both · 98%
A prone human figure is clearly visible in the lower-left foreground, and the catalog describes a man washed up on the beach.
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Disaster Both · 95%
The title and catalog description establish a hurricane setting, while the image shows a stranded figure and extensive craft wreckage on the shore.
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Atmospheric Landscapes Both · 93%
Heavy storm clouds, openings of lighter sky, changing light, and turbulent surf make atmospheric weather a central feature of the landscape.
Visual Qualities
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Angular Visual · 94%
The broken craft is rendered through prominent slanting panels, sharp edges, and triangular fragments that contrast with the horizontal bands of shore and sea.
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Dark Colors Visual · 92%
Deep blue-gray cloud masses, dark wreckage, and the darkly rendered figure create substantial areas of dense, subdued color.
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 91%
Turquoise and blue water, green wave accents, white surf, warm red-brown passages, and vivid grasses punctuate the composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Both · 99%
The catalog identifies transparent and opaque watercolor, and the image visibly shows fluid washes, saturated passages, and watercolor handling.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies watercolor and graphite on ivory wove paper and classifies the work as a drawing and watercolor.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1899.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies Homer as American and lists the place of origin as the United States; this geographic tag refers to the artist and cataloged work origin, not the depicted Bahamas setting.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer. After the Hurricane, Bahamas. The Art Institute of Chicago.