Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida

1904

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This painting shows a landscape with tall palm trees and bright green ferns by a body of water. In the background is a dense, dark forest in shades of black and dark blue. Closest to us, light blue water flows horizontally across the painting. In the bottom left corner, there is a long gray canoe that appears to have a person sitting in it, wearing red and holding a long white fishing line. The color palette includes shades of green for the trees and soft blue, white, and grey for the sky. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and expressive, allowing colors to overlap and blend together.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1904); F. Hamilton Davis, New York, 1905; (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1926); Charles R. Henschel, New York, 1926; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs.Charles R. Henschel), New York, 1956; gift to NGA, 1975

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Exhibition History

1904

  • Recent Watercolors by Winslow Homer, M. Knoedler & Co., New York, Nov. 1904 [?]

1905

  • Second Annual Exhibition, Philadelphia Water Color Club, 3-29 Apr., 1905, no. 86 (as Red Coat)

1936

  • Winslow Homer 1836-1910, Loan Exhibition of Watercolors Commemorating the Centenary of his Birth, 20 Jan.-8 Feb. 1936, no. 22

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-17

1962

  • Water Colors by Winslow Homer from the Collection of Mrs. Charles R. Hensche, 6 July-12 Sept. 1963, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, no. 18

1966

  • Watercolor by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 47

1995

  • Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1995-1996, 352-355, no. 223.

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. 52.

2005

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

Bibliography

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. 223.

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: 175, no. 52.

2014

  • Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2014: V, no. 1745, p. 350-351.

Inscriptions

lower right in black watercolor over graphite: HOMER 1904

Wikidata ID

Q64640064

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