Fishing Boats, Key West
Drawing by Winslow Homer
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Artist | Winslow Homer ![]() |
Year | 1903 |
Dimensions | 35.4 cm (13.9 in) × 55.2 cm (21.7 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art ![]() |
Accession No. | 10.228.1 ![]() |
Identifiers | The Met object ID: 11120 |
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Fishing Boats, Key West is a 1903 watercolor and graphite drawing by the American artist Winslow Homer. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]
Early history and creation
Homer executed a quick pencil sketch of the dimensions and layout of the image, over which he used watercolor to fully develop the forms of the clouds, sea, and boats. The highlights of the image are untouched areas of the paper.[2]
Description and interpretation
The work depicts fishing boats in the water off Key West, Florida.[3]
References
- ^ "Fishing Boats, Key West". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ ""American Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 37, no. 4 (Spring, 1980) | MetPublications | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Key West Fishing Charters FL. "Key West Fishing Charters | DeepSea Fishing Charter Key West". Key West Fishing Charters. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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- Snap the Whip (1872)
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- The Boat Builders (1873)
- Breezing Up (1873–1876)
- The Cotton Pickers (1876)
- A Visit from the Old Mistress (1876)
- Dressing for the Carnival (1877)
- Children Under a Palm (1885)
- The Fog Warning (1885)
- Lost on the Grand Banks (1885)
- Eight Bells (1886)
- The Fox Hunt (1893)
- Moonlight, Wood Island Light (1894)
- Cannon Rock (1895)
- Northeaster (1895)
- Maine Coast (1895)
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