Cleveland Museum of Art
A Fisherman's Daughter
Winslow HomerLinkedCulture matchlcp-890c6078a933
- Date
- 1873
- Medium
- watercolor and gouache over graphite
- Culture
- America
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 123437
What the image shows
Three women sit on rocks, examining something in their hands.
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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Homer created some of the most luminous and influential watercolors in the history of the medium. A Fisherman’s Daughter, painted in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is among a group of works that represent his first sustained use of the medium. Here, three girls sit on the shore of a sunlit beach and play with a lobster. Their downcast eyes suggest a solemn tranquility to their activity. The life of the local fishermen was perilous; they often spent weeks away from home and were sometimes lost at sea. Thus, waiting was a central part of life for Gloucester families. An overturned boat on the dunes behind the figures evokes the ominous form of a coffin.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Provenance
- Edward M. Colie, East Orange, NJ | Miss Margaret Colie, Mill Valley, CA | (Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY) | ?–1943: (Valentine Gallery, New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | December 29, 1943–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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American Watercolor Landscape ArtThese objects are predominantly watercolor and drawing works by American artists depicting natural landscapes, outdoor recreational activities, and coastal or wilderness scenes from the 19th century.
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