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The Water Fan, 1898/99. Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper.
Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper · 37.4 × 53.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism
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- Museum title
- The Water Fan
- Artist
- Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910
- Date
- 1898/99
- Medium
- Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- 37.4 × 53.4 cm (14 3/4 × 21 1/16 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Dorothy A., John A., Jr., and Christopher Holabird in memory of William and Mary Holabird
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.