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A Wall, Nassau

Winslow Homer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A watercolor painting by Winslow Homer, titled "A Wall, Nassau". The painting depicts a gray concrete wall with peeling white paint, running horizontally across the bottom half of the image. The wall has a small white gate on the left side, with a green door and two small white pillars on either side, each topped with a pyramid-shaped cap. To the right of the gate, a large tree with red leaves grows behind the wall, its branches stretching up and to the right. The tree's leaves are a vibrant red, while its stems and branches are green. In the background, a blue body of water is visible on the right side, with a white sailboat in the distance. The sky above is light blue with some clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
1898
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 420 px
Public Domain
Yes
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