Breezing Up

c. 1879

Circle of Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

The image depicts a side view of a small sailboat with four people on board. The horizon is high in the composition, with another sailboat visible in the distance on the right. The drawing has a soft, sketch-like style with visible pencil strokes. The color palette is minimalistic, consisting mainly of brown and black tones on brown paper. The water is represented with dynamic strokes, and the figures are detailed with defined lines.

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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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