Canoeing in the Adirondacks (Primary Title)
Winslow Homer, American, 1836 - 1910 (Artist)
Beginning in 1886, Winslow Homer began painting the activities of the North Woods Club, a hunting and fishing preserve on Mink Pond in the Adirondack Mountains. This painting belongs to a series produced in the summer and fall of 1891 and 1892 that features the distinctive figures of Homer’s two guides, the bearded Rufus Wallace and the much younger Michael Francis Flynn. Homer was one of the first American painters to adopt watercolor as a form of fine art; the medium had traditionally been used only for sketches and atmospheric studies. His masterful technique alternates between precise detailing and areas of wash. Typical of Homer’s watercolors, a quiet solemnity pervades the painting, evoking the deep relation between man and nature.
at lower left: Homer 1892
James W. and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Collection
Goodrich/Gerdts no. 1481.
"American Art from the McGlothlin Collection" Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (1 May - 18 July 2010).
"Capturing Beauty: American Impressionist & Realist Paintings from the McGlothlin Collection," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (19 May-18 September, 2005).
"Casting a Spell: Winslow Homer, Artist and Angler," Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas (12 April - 22 June, 2003): no. 25.
"Winslow Homer," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (April - June 1973) no. 128.
"Winslow Homer in New York State," Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York (June - July 1963): no. 53.
"Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks," Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York (August - September 1959): no. 23. ill.
"Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910," Allied Arts Association Annual Art Festival, Houston, Texas (17-26 November 1952): no. 24.
"Centenary Exhibition of Works by Winslow Homer," Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (28 January - 7 March 1937): no. 107.
"Winslow Homer, 1836-1910: A Loan Exhibition of Watercolors Commemorating the Centenary of his Birth," Knoedler and Company, New York (20 January - 8 February 1936): no. 17.
"Private Collection of Thomas B. Clarke," American Art Association, New York (7 - 18 February 1899): no. 33.
"Capturing Beauty: American Impressionist & Realist Paintings from the McGlothlin Collection," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (19 May-18 September, 2005).
"Casting a Spell: Winslow Homer, Artist and Angler," Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas (12 April - 22 June, 2003): no. 25.
"Winslow Homer," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (April - June 1973) no. 128.
"Winslow Homer in New York State," Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York (June - July 1963): no. 53.
"Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks," Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York (August - September 1959): no. 23. ill.
"Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910," Allied Arts Association Annual Art Festival, Houston, Texas (17-26 November 1952): no. 24.
"Centenary Exhibition of Works by Winslow Homer," Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (28 January - 7 March 1937): no. 107.
"Winslow Homer, 1836-1910: A Loan Exhibition of Watercolors Commemorating the Centenary of his Birth," Knoedler and Company, New York (20 January - 8 February 1936): no. 17.
"Private Collection of Thomas B. Clarke," American Art Association, New York (7 - 18 February 1899): no. 33.
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