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Inside the Bar

Winslow Homer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman standing on a rocky shoreline. She wears a long blue skirt, a white dress, and a red scarf around her neck. Her brown hair is cut short. She holds a large basket in her left hand and her dress is lifted with her right hand. The woman stands on a rocky shoreline with a small pool of water. A large ship with a dark sail is on the left side of the image. Two people are in a small boat on the right side. The sky is dark and cloudy. The sea is choppy. The title of the painting is "Inside the Bar" by Winslow Homer.

Artwork details

Date:
1883
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 320 px
Museum record:
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