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

Early history and creation

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

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

References

  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.
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