Roof Line [verso]

1862

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

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.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on bristol board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, II

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8.9 × 12.3 cm (3 1/2 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.121.4.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

Associated Artworks

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.

End of the March [recto]

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

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-V.

Wikidata ID

Q64640288

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