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Nassau

Winslow Homer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a beach scene with a body of water in the background. The water is blue and has small waves. There are several boats on the water, including a white sailboat with two people on board in the center, and a smaller black boat with one person on the right. Another boat with white sails is on the left. On the sandy beach in the foreground, there are several rusty cannons lying on the ground. The beach also has some dried plants on the left. The sky is cloudy and overcast. The painting is signed "HOMER" in the bottom right corner. The title of the painting is "Nassau" and it is by Winslow Homer.

Artwork Details

Date
1899
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 419 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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