The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 11, 2026

A horizontally oriented print in black ink depicts three boys with light skin tones fishing from a massive, fallen log. Shading is rendered with fine, hatched lines. On the left, one boy leans over gnarled roots, extending a rod over lily pads. Moving right, a second boy sits in the center facing left. At the far right, another boy sits facing away. Text at the bottom center reads "WAITING FOR A BITE."

Waiting for a Bite

1874

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
America
wood engraving
Sheet: 27.2 x 39.8 cm (10 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.); Image: 23.1 x 35 cm (9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Gift of Louise S. Richards 2005.286
Catalogue raisonné: Beam checklist 215 (Philip Beam, Winslow Homer's Magazine Engravings)
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.286