The Rise

1900

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This painting shows a person in a rowboat on calm water, fishing. The boat is positioned horizontally across the painting, and the person in it faces the left, looking forward. Their left hand holds the side of the boat while the right holds a long fishing pole that is placed over their shoulder. They wear long-sleeved brown garment and a tan hat with cloth panels that cover their neck and chin. Their skin is a light red color, and they appear to have a gray mustache. In the background there are dense dark green trees, and in the upper left corner a sliver of glowing sky in shades of orange and yellow is visible. Around the boat is dark blue water, with a hint of the yellow sky reflected in the bottom left corner.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. O'Briend & son, Chicago, nd); Edward A. Renwick, Evanston, IL, c. 1905; Ralph Renwick, Chicago, probably by bequest, 1941; Charles R. Henschel, New York, nd; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel), New York, 1956; gift to NGA, 1975

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1944

  • Oils and Watercolors by Winslow Homer, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 3 Oct.-2 Nov. 1944

1962

  • Watercolors by Winslow Homer from the Collection of Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 6 July-12 Sept. 1962, no. 15

1966

  • Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-29 Aug. 1966, no. 43

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, p.109.

1995

  • Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 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.

2002

  • Casting a Spell: Winslow Homer: Artist and Angler, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2002-2003, cat. no. 46.

2005

  • Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure (shown through 24 October 2005, when it was replaced by The Lone Fisherman).

2006

  • Winslow Homer, Poet of the Sea, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Musée d'Art Américain Giverny/Terra Foundation for American Art, 2006, cat. no. 50.

Bibliography

1978

  • Master Drawings and Watercolors: Selections from the National Gallery Collection and Promised Gifts. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 1978: p. 109

2002

  • Junker, Patricia and Sarah Burns. Winslow Homer, Artist and Angler. Exh. cat. The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth. New York, 2002: 80, no. 46.

2006

  • Lévy, Sophie et al. Winslow Homer: Poet of the Sea. Exh. cat. Giverny: Terra Foundation for American Art, 2006: 40, 50, no. 50.

2014

  • Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2014: V, no. 1699, p. 301.

Inscriptions

lower right in black: HOMER 1900; lower right edge of verso in graphite by unknown hand: 5492

Wikidata ID

Q64640068

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