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Mink Lake, Adirondacks

1892

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
Culture
America
Medium
watercolor
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift 1954.833
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Mink Pond was Homer’s favorite haunt in the Adirondacks. With a subtle range of smoky blue washes, the artist conveyed the grandeur of the mountains and a stormy sky towering above a diminutive canoe with a casting fisherman. Small breaks of brightness provide moments of relief in the monochromatic tonality of the whole.
A horizontally oriented watercolor with layered washes depicts an expansive sky of gray and tan clouds. A dark blue-gray mountain slopes toward the right across the middle ground. In the lower center, loose brushstrokes form a small boat with two figures on a calm lake. Pale tan reflections shimmer on the water's surface, mirroring the hazy sky. A signature and the date 1892 appear at the bottom right.

Mink Lake, Adirondacks

1892

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
America

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