Mink Lake, Adirondacks
Mink Pond was Homer’s favorite haunt in the Adirondacks. With a subtle range of smoky blue washes, the artist conveyed the grandeur of the mountains and a stormy sky towering above a diminutive canoe with a casting fisherman. Small breaks of brightness provide moments of relief in the monochromatic tonality of the whole.
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Details
- Date
- 1892
- Medium
- watercolor
- Origin
- America
- Department
- Drawings
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- cleveland-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Anonymous Gift
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 99%
The image visibly presents a lake, wooded shoreline, mountain ridges, and sky; the title and catalog description identify the Adirondack setting as Mink Lake or Mink Pond.
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Atmospheric Landscapes Both · 98%
Broad cloud formations, softened distant ridges, and smoky tonal washes give the scene a strongly atmospheric character; the catalog specifically describes a stormy sky and smoky blue washes.
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Water Both · 99%
A substantial body of water occupies the foreground, and the catalog identifies the depicted site as Mink Lake/Mink Pond.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 97%
Muted blue-gray, gray-brown, and charcoal-like tones dominate the composition, with limited pale areas of brightness.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Metadata · 99%
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs the work as a drawing executed in watercolor.
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Drawing Metadata · 99%
The work is classified by the museum as Drawing.
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Stains/Washes Both · 94%
The image shows broad, translucent-looking watercolor passages and irregular softened washes, while the catalog describes a range of smoky blue washes.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1892, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The artist is identified as American and the place of origin is recorded as America.
Source & rights
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Mink Lake, Adirondacks. Cleveland Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original TIFF ↗ 5,354 × 3,473 · Cleveland Museum Of Art · Available