Hauling in the Nets
1887
Artist, American, 1836 - 1910
Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel
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Dimensions
sheet: 35.6 × 50.8 cm (14 × 20 in.)
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Accession
1975.92.6
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Catalogue Raisonné
Goodrich/Gerdts 2012, Vol. IV.2, no. 1386
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
M. F. King, Portland, ME, 1893; Miss Luetta King, Portland, ME, his daughter, probably 1904; (M. Knoedler & Co., 1929); Charles R. Henschel, New York, probably 1929; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel), New York, 1956; gift ot NGA, 1975
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1930
Sixth Loan Exhibition: Winslow Homer, Albert P. Ryder, Thomas Eakins, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 8 May 1930, no. 26
1941
Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, Institute of Modern Art, Boston, 22 June-15 July 1941; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 9 Aug.-10 Sept. 1941, no. wc-4
1962
Water Colors by Winslow Homer from the Collection of Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 6 July-12 Sept. 1962, no. 5
1966
Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 21
1986
Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.
1995
Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995-1996 (National Gallery only, not in catalogue)
1996
An Amazing Bit of Sleight of Hand: Winslow Homer's Watercolor Techniques, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, 1996, no cat.
2005
Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure.
Bibliography
2012
Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2012: IV.2, no. 1386, p. 452-453
Inscriptions
lower right in black: Winslow Homer 87; lower left in brown ink: To Mr M.F. King. with compliments of the Artist Sept 30th 1893; center verso in graphite: (not deciphered)
Wikidata ID
Q64640029