Palm Trees, Red

1890

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer
Artist, American, 1836 - 1910
The artwork depicts a landscape view of palm trees clustered together on the left side, extending into the distance. The horizon is placed low, with land meeting sky. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, giving a sense of movement and texture. The color palette is dominated by deep greens and soft reds, with muted grays and blues in the sky. The overall composition features a setting with an emphasis on natural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Bequest of Julia B. Engel

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.7 × 45.7 cm (7 3/4 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.58.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goodrich/Gerdts 2014, Vol. V, no. 1751

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles S. Homer, Jr., nephew of the artist, by bequest, Prouts Neck, 1910; Mrs. Charles S. Homer, Jr., by bequest, 1917; Arthur P. and Charles L. Homer, by bequest, 1937; (Milch Galleries, Inc., New York, 1956); Solton Engel, New York, 1956; Julia Engel, wife by bequest, New York, gift to NGA, 1984

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1936

  • Century Loan Exhibition as a Memorial to Winslow Homer, Prouts Neck Association, Prouts Neck, Maine, 1936.

1953

  • Behn-Moore Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept.-Oct. 1953

1985

  • Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

1995

  • Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996 (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.

Bibliography

1936

  • Prouts Neck Association. Century Loan Exhibiton as a Memorial to Winslow Homer. Prouts Neck, Maine : [Prouts Neck Association], 1936.

2014

  • Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2014: V, no. 1751, p. 356-357.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 17 1/2 x 7 3/8 [not deciphered]; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: a23658-1/ 22 1/2 x 12 5/8

Wikidata ID

Q64640138

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