Breezing Up

c. 1879

Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

Circle of Winslow Homer

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite highlighted with black crayon and white chalk on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection, Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.5 x 22.3 cm (5 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.4 x 33.5 cm (9 5/8 x 13 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.4.5


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 67.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite by unknown hand: WH-; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 1884

Wikidata ID

Q64540053


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