The Lone Fisherman
1889
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: 35.4 × 50.7 cm (13 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)
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Accession
1975.92.10
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Catalogue Raisonné
Goodrich/Gerdts 2012, Vol. IV.2, no. 1409
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Reichard & Co., 1890); Guy E. Currie, Brooklyn, 1890; Mathilde Currie (Mrs. Guy E. Currie), Brooklyn, by bequest, 1940; Charles R. Henschel, New York, 1940; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel), New York, 1959; gift to NGA, 1975
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1890
[Adirondack subjects], Reichard & Co., New York, 17 Feb.-1 March 1890
1941
Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, Institute of Modern Art, Boston, 21 June-15 July 1941; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 9 Aug.-10 Sept. 1941, no. wc-6
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. 6
1966
Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 23
2005
Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure (replaced The Rise in the exhibition on 24 October 2005).
Bibliography
2012
Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2012: IV.1, no. 1409, p. 478
Inscriptions
lower left in red watercolor: HOMER '89-
Wikidata ID
Q64640038