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Collection Online as of August 12, 2026

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
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Sheet: 35.4 x 50.6 cm (13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.70
Location: Not on view

Description

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.
  • Burchfield, Louise. "A Water Color by Winslow Homer." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 30, no. 9 (November 1943): 139-140. Mentioned: p. 139; Reproduced: p. 143 www.jstor.org
    Francis, Henry. "Recent Additions to the Collection of Homer." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 42, no. 3 (March 1955): 51-54. Mentioned: p. 54 www.jstor.org
  • American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Winslow Homer: Portrait of America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 10, 1965-May 16, 1966).
    Exhibition of Water Colors: Homer, Sargent, Marin. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO (organizer) (April 17-June 11, 1947).
  • {{cite web|title=Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q.|url=false|author=Winslow Homer|year=1895|access-date=12 August 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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