Fishing Boats, Key West

Fishing Boats, Key West is a 1903 watercolor and graphite drawing by the American artist Winslow Homer. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Fishing Boats, Key West
ArtistWinslow Homer Edit this on Wikidata
Year1903
Dimensions35.4 cm (13.9 in) × 55.2 cm (21.7 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
CollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art Edit this on Wikidata
Accession No.10.228.1 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 11120

Early history and creation

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Homer executed a quick pencil sketch of the dimensions and layout of the image, over which he used watercolor to fully develop the forms of the clouds, sea, and boats. The highlights of the image are untouched areas of the paper.[2]

Description and interpretation

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The work depicts fishing boats in the water off Key West, Florida.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fishing Boats, Key West". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. ^ ""American Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 37, no. 4 (Spring, 1980) | MetPublications | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ^ Key West Fishing Charters FL. "Key West Fishing Charters | DeepSea Fishing Charter Key West". Key West Fishing Charters. Retrieved 18 December 2022.