Supply Train and Mules [verso]

1864

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

The image is a pencil sketch on light textured paper of horse-drawn covered wagons. The scene shows a series of wagons extending into the distance. A horse is on the left, and the largest wagon is in the center with detailed wheels and a visible cover. Smaller covered wagons and figures suggest a convoy, receding into the upper right. The sketch uses delicate pencil strokes for a sense of movement. The palette is monochromatic, with soft pencil gray tones against the tan paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, II

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.3 × 33 cm (9 15/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.121.8.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goodrich/Gerdts 2005, Vol. I, no. 219-V

Associated Artworks

The image shows a sketch of a camp viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon line is high in the composition, with distant clusters of soldiers and encampments depicted with minimalist lines. Closer to the viewer are rough pencil sketches of figures, possibly soldiers, in various poses. Beyond them, the landscape slopes upwards towards tents and military structures, with faint indications of foliage. The artist uses a loose, casual technique with light pencil strokes, creating a sense of immediacy. The color palette is neutral and monochrome, with the paper's light brown tone complementing the graphite pencil marks.

Line-ups and Trenches [recto]

Winslow Homer

1864

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. 272, no. 219-V.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite (across): 10

Wikidata ID

Q64640354

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