End of the March [recto]

1862

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

The image displays curved and angular lines creating an abstract composition hinting at humanoid shapes and possible vegetation or trees. The lines suggest motion and activity, with shapes resembling drums and sticks scattered around. The overall impression is of a gathering or event, with figures depicted standing or moving, along with lines indicating movement or sound waves from musical instruments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on bristol board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, II

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.1 x 12.4 cm (3 9/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.121.4.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goodrich/Gerdts 2005, Vol. I, no. 92-R

Associated Artworks

The image shows a minimalist sketch drawn from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is near the center of the composition, marked by faint pencil lines depicting simple shapes suggesting buildings in the distance. The sketch is composed of light pencil strokes outlining basic contours without shading or extra details. The color palette is neutral, with beige paper and gray pencil lines.

Roof Line [verso]

Winslow Homer

1862

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Major Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, New York, by gift of Homer, 1904; Edmund Robbins Zalinski, his son, by bequest, 1909; Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski II, his son, Philadelphia, by gift, 1955; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1925

  • Original Drawings of the Civil War by Winslow Homer, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York, 1925

1997

  • Winslow Homer and the Civil War: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 17 July-21 Sept. 1997.

Bibliography

2005

  • Goodrich, Lloyd, and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer, vol. 1. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2005, p. 173, no. 92-R.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: 8; center right in graphite: Eagle blue green

Wikidata ID

Q64640283

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