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Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q.

1895

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
Culture
America
Medium
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Support
Cream(1) wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 35.4 x 50.6 cm (13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.70
Public Domain
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In 1895, Winslow Homer produced 25 watercolors while on a fishing expedition in Canada. Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q. was painted at Lake St. John, about 100 miles north of Quebec and shows Montangnais Indians at Pont Bleue. Using straightforward visual material, Homer produced an unusual and arresting composition.
A horizontally oriented watercolor and gouache drawing depicts an encampment under mottled gray clouds. In the foreground, an overturned tan canoe sits near two girls wearing blue shirts. Behind them, white canvas tents are propped by wooden poles, with red and tan blankets draped over lines. To the left, a figure reclines in a tent opening, while small figures and a boat sit along the pale, distant shore.

Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q.

1895

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
America

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