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Shepherdess

Shepherdess

c. 1878
(American, 1836–1910)
America, 19th century
charcoal with brush and brown wash, heightened with white chalk; framing lines in graphite
Sheet: 41.8 x 25.8 cm (16 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Image: 41 x 24.1 cm (16 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Gift of Dr. J. A. Vincent 1924.489
Location: not on view

Description

Homer spent the summer of 1878 at Mountainsville, New York, where his brother's business partner, Lawson Valentine, had a country place called Houghton Farm. While there he developed pastoral images of shepherdesses. The flirtatious quality of these depictions becomes intriguing when we consider that Homer never married, and that he worked not only from female models but also sometimes from boys in girls' clothing.
  • Winslow Homer's Empire State: Houghton Farm and Beyond. Syracuse University Art Galleries, Syracuse, NY (organizer) (August 18-October 11, 2009).
    Syracuse University Art Galleries, NY (8/18/2009 - 10/11/2009): "Winslow Homer's Empire State: Houghton Farm and Beyond", cat. no. 12, p. 59.
    The Tile Club and the Aesthetic Movement in America: 1877 -1887. Museums at Stony Brook (organizer) (October 9, 1999-January 23, 2000); Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT (February 5-May 7, 2000).
    Long Island, NY: The Museums at Stony Brook; New London, CT: Lyman Allyn Museum of Art at Connecticut College. "The Tile Club and the Aesthetic Movement in America: 1877-1887" 10/9/99 - 5/7/00.
    American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
    Winslow Homer: Portrait of America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 10, 1965-May 16, 1966).
    Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 17-August 24, 1942).
    Watercolors and Drawings form the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-28, 1939).
    Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 28, 1937).
  • {{cite web|title=Shepherdess|url=false|author=Winslow Homer|year=c. 1878|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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