The Lone Fisherman

1889

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This painting shows a person in a canoe on a lake, with the horizon marked by a line of dense trees. The person in the canoe has pale skin and wears a light shirt, but their facial features are indistinct. The loose, fluid painting style features soft brushstrokes and a color palette of dark green, dark blue, pale blue, and white. The water reflects the dark trees and parts of the cloudy sky.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Reichard & Co., 1890); Guy E. Currie, Brooklyn, 1890; Mathilde Currie (Mrs. Guy E. Currie), Brooklyn, by bequest, 1940; Charles R. Henschel, New York, 1940; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel), New York, 1959; gift to NGA, 1975

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1890

  • [Adirondack subjects], Reichard & Co., New York, 17 Feb.-1 March 1890

1941

  • Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, Institute of Modern Art, Boston, 21 June-15 July 1941; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 9 Aug.-10 Sept. 1941, no. wc-6

1962

  • Water Colors by Winslow Homer from the Collection of Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 6 July-12 Sept. 1962, no. 6

1966

  • Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 23

2005

  • Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure (replaced The Rise in the exhibition on 24 October 2005).

Bibliography

2012

  • Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2012: IV.1, no. 1409, p. 478

Inscriptions

lower left in red watercolor: HOMER '89-

Wikidata ID

Q64640038

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