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Boy in Boat, Gloucester, 1880/81. Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper.

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Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper · 23.2 × 34.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Boy in Boat, Gloucester
Artist
Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910
Date
1880/81
Medium
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper
Dimensions
23.2 × 34.9 cm (9 3/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1836–1910

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Boy in Boat, Gloucester · Winslow Homer, 1880/81
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