Prisoners of War

1864

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

The image shows three full-bodied figures standing together in conversation. Each person is positioned standing up, with one slightly leaning to the left. The figures have indistinct facial features, and their hair is covered by wide-brimmed hats. They are dressed in simple clothing, consisting of long coats and trousers. One figure appears to have a bandaged leg. The clothing is drawn with lines indicating texture and folds. Each person has a bag slung over their shoulder. There are also two smaller sketches of individuals, one enclosed in a circular design above the main figures. The background is lightly sketched with lines suggesting a row of plants or trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, II

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.4 × 25.3 cm (13 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.121.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goodrich/Gerdts 2005, Vol. I, no. 215


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. 267, no. 215.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: 5; center verso in graphite (upside down) by unknown hand: J

Wikidata ID

Q64640306

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