Hauling in the Nets

1887

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This painting shows two fishermen in a small red boat on the ocean. The fishermen appear to be pulling up two large nets that have been cast over either side of the boat, and they are looking to the left. They wear clothing in shades of blue and brown and large hats with wide brims. Their facial features are not visible, but they have peach-toned skin. There appears to be a round barrel in the back of the boat behind the two fishermen. The water around the red boat is filled with low waves painted in shades of blue and gray. The sky above is painted in similar shades, with the dark outlines of a few birds flying by. The horizon line is about halfway up the painting, and the brushstrokes are visible and fluid.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

M. F. King, Portland, ME, 1893; Miss Luetta King, Portland, ME, his daughter, probably 1904; (M. Knoedler & Co., 1929); Charles R. Henschel, New York, probably 1929; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel), New York, 1956; gift ot NGA, 1975

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Exhibition History

1930

  • Sixth Loan Exhibition: Winslow Homer, Albert P. Ryder, Thomas Eakins, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 8 May 1930, no. 26

1941

  • Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, Institute of Modern Art, Boston, 22 June-15 July 1941; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 9 Aug.-10 Sept. 1941, no. wc-4

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. 5

1966

  • Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 21

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

1995

  • Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995-1996 (National Gallery only, 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.

2005

  • Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure.

Bibliography

2012

  • Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2012: IV.2, no. 1386, p. 452-453

Inscriptions

lower right in black: Winslow Homer 87; lower left in brown ink: To Mr M.F. King. with compliments of the Artist Sept 30th 1893; center verso in graphite: (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64640029

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