On the Trail

1889

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This painting shows a densely wooded area with autumn foliage in shades of light and dark green, rusty orange, and yellow ochre among blue-gray trunks. A man dressed in brown tones and a hat stands looking off to the right, facing away from us. With him are two dogs with spots of white, brown, and black. The colors of the forest have been painted in fluid strokes and small dots, and they overlap with one another, creating depth.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. N. E. Pfizer, by 1912; (M. Knoedler & Co., 1912); (Gustav Reichard, 1912); William T. Evans, Montclair, NJ, proably 1912; (American Art Association, 31 Mar.-2 Apri. 1913; Evans sale, no. 96); (M. Knoedler & Co., 1913); Adolph Lewisohn, New York, 1913; Samuel A. Lewisohn, New York, nd; Charles R. Henschel, New York, 1938; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, New York), 1956; 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. w-12

1959

  • Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks, Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York, 15 Aug.-15 Sept. 1959, no. 14

1962

  • Water Colors by Winslow Homer from the Collection of Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, National Gallery of Art, Washignton, DC, 6 July-12 Sept. 1962, no. 11

1966

  • Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 24

1986

  • Winslow Homer Watercolors, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2 March-11 May 1986; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 6 June-27 July 1986; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 11 Sept.-2 Nov. 1986, no. 164

1995

  • Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1995-1996, 269-270, no. 168.

2005

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

Bibliography

1986

  • Cooper 1986, p.177, fig.164 (dated 1892).

1995

  • Winslow Homer. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1995-1996: no. 168.

1996

  • Tatham, David. Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks. New York, 1996: 114-115, no. 39.

2001

  • Unger, Miles. The Watercolors of Winslow Homer. New York, 2001: 153.

2012

  • Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2012: IV.2, no. 1432, p. 501-502

Inscriptions

upper right in black watercolor: HOMER.; center verso in graphite: On the trail

Wikidata ID

Q64640061

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