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Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine

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Description: Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine
TitleBreaking Storm, Coast of Maine
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and traces of scraping, on thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper
Dimensions15 1/8 × 21 1/2 in. (38.4 × 54.6 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http:/­/­www.artic.edu/­aic/­collections/­artwork/­16779
Accession number1933.1236
SubjectsSea in artStorms in artWeather in artMarine paintingPainting, American--19th century
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Technical Commentaries: Painting Wet-on-Wet
Kristi Dahm
Description: Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light
Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light
Homer painted wet-on-wet throughout Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine (figure b) as he attempted to suppress detail and create atmospheric effects evoking land, sea, and sky seen through a veil of rain and humidity. Working in this manner involves introducing a new wash into one that is still wet, allowing colors to run and blend without solid boundaries. Complete control is impossible, but the unpredictable results lend spontaneity to a picture. …
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Kristi Dahm
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 2008 by Art Institute of Chicago
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00173.026
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14110&redirecttoanchor=10301
Chapter subject tags:Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910Watercolor painting--TechniqueWeather in art

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Description: Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1900–1903
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 50 in. (76.8 x 127 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.195
Accession number1924.195
Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Early Morning after a Storm at Sea
Description: Inside the Bar
Inside the Bar
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions16 x 29 in. (40.6 x 73.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11125
Accession number54.183
Inside the Bar
Inside the Bar
Description: Blown Away
Blown Away
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, off-white wove paper
Dimensions10 1/8 x 19 in. (25.7 x 48.4 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/5611
Accession number11.543
Blown Away
Blown Away
Description: Sharks (The Derelict)
Sharks (The Derelict)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 21 in. (36.8 x 53.2 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/104498/
Accession number78.151.4
Sharks (The Derelict)
Sharks (The Derelict)
Description: Shark Fishing
Shark Fishing
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions13 5/8 x 20 in. (34.6 x 50.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Shark Fishing
Shark Fishing
Description: The Sponge Diver
The Sponge Diver
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898–1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions15 x 21 3/8 in. (38 x 54.3 cm)
LocationMusem of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-sponge-diver-251523
Accession number39.621
The Sponge Diver
The Sponge Diver
Description: Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over resist and traces of graphite, on medium-weight, moderately textured, ivory wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions15 x 21 3/8 in. (38 x 54.4 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16818
Accession number1993.1248
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Description: Tynemouth Priory, England
Tynemouth Priory, England
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, cream wove paper (top and lower edges trimmed)
Dimensions10 3/8 × 19 7/8 in. (26.2 × 50.5 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16837
Accession number1933.1254
Tynemouth Priory, England
Tynemouth Priory, England
Description: Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on very thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions13 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (34.2 x 49.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/girl-with-red-stockings-252827
Accession number48.727
Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Girl with Red Stockings (The Wreck)
Description: Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions15 1/8 x 21 1/2 in. (38.4 x 54.5 cm)
LocationWorcester Art Museum, Massachusetts
Accession number1911.20
Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Prout's Neck, Surf on Rocks
Description: The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16840
Accession number1933.1255
The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
The Watcher, Tynemouth, detail
Description: The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and traces of blotting, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, ivory wove paper (lower edge trimmed)
Dimensions11 3/8 x 20 in. (28.8 x 50.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16794
Accession number1933.1241
The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream
Description: The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/113064
Accession number1933.1251
The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
The Return, Tynemouth, photomicrograph
Description: The Country School
The Country School
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (54 x 97.2 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/36767/
Accession number123:1946
The Country School
The Country School
Description: The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 × 30 1/4 in. (61 × 76.8 cm)
LocationMemorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York
http://magart.rochester.edu/Obj455?sid=6046&x=285340
Accession number41.32
The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
The Artist's Studio in an Afternoon Fog
Description: Native Hut, Nassau
Native Hut, Nassau
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsTransparent and opaque watercolor, with graphite, on wove paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 21 1/8 in. (36.8 x 53.5 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.89670.html
Accession number1994.59.20
Native Hut, Nassau
Native Huts, Nassau
Description: Canoe in Rapids
Canoe in Rapids
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions13 7/8 x 21 in. (35.4 x 53.3 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/306171
Accession number1924.30
Canoe in Rapids
Canoe in Rapids
Description: The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/8 x 49 1/8 in. (71.4 x 124.8 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11122
Accession number06.1234
The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream

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