id: 123437
accession number: 1943.660
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A Fisherman's Daughter, 1873. Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Watercolor and gouache over graphite; sheet: 24.2 x 32.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.660
title: A Fisherman's Daughter
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creation date: 1873
creation date earliest: 1873
creation date latest: 1873
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: watercolor and gouache over graphite
department: Drawings
collection: DR - American 19th Century
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 24.2 x 32.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Homer and the Sea
opening date: 1964-09-27T04:00:00
Homer and the Sea. The Mariners' Museum and Park, Newport News, VA (September 27-October 19, 1964); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (organizer) (October 30-November 29, 1964).
title: Winslow Homer: Portrait of America
opening date: 1965-11-10T05:00:00
Winslow Homer: Portrait of America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 10, 1965-May 16, 1966).
title: Water Colors by Winslow Homer
opening date: 1966-07-08T04:00:00
Water Colors by Winslow Homer. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (organizer) (July 8-August 28, 1966).
title: Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s
opening date: 2001-02-18T00:00:00
Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (organizer) (February 18-May 6, 2001); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 10-September 9, 2001).
title: Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2014-03-09T00:00:00
Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Edward M. Colie, East Orange, NJ
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Miss Margaret Colie, Mill Valley, CA
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Macbeth Galleries
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Edward M. Colie, East Orange, NJ; Miss Margaret Colie, Mill Valley, CA; Macbeth Galleries
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Homer created some of the most luminous and influential watercolors in the history of the medium. A Fisherman’s Daughter, painted in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is among a group of works that represent his first sustained use of the medium. Here, three girls sit on the shore of a sunlit beach and play with a lobster. Their downcast eyes suggest a solemn tranquility to their activity. The life of the local fishermen was perilous; they often spent weeks away from home and were sometimes lost at sea. Thus, waiting was a central part of life for Gloucester families. An overturned boat on the dunes behind the figures evokes the ominous form of a coffin.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Conrads, Margaret C., and Winslow Homer. Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press in association with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: fig. 59, p. 76
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Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 165
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