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Taking on Wet Provisions (Schooner Marked Newport, K. W.)

Winslow Homer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a white sailboat with a brown hull on choppy blue water. The sailboat has two masts. A small red boat is attached to the side of the sailboat. A person wearing an orange shirt and a hat is standing on the boat. The sailboat is marked with black letters on the side that read "NEWPORT, K.W." The background shows another white sailboat on the horizon and a gray sky.

Artwork Details

Date
1903
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 402 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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