Photo of collection object End of the Portage — Homer, Winslow. End of the Portage, 1897. Transparent and opaque watercolor with graphite underdrawing on wove paper, 14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.3 cm) Frame: 24 x 30 x 1 1/2 in. (61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm). Bequest of Helen Babbott Sanders, 78.151.1. No known copyright restrictions.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

End of the Portage

1897

Winslow Homer

American, 1836-1910

American Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Homer, Winslow
Classification: Watercolor
Formatted Medium: Transparent and opaque watercolor with graphite underdrawing on wove paper
Medium: transparent, opaque, watercolor, graphite, underdrawing, wove, paper
Dimensions: 14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.3 cm) Frame: 24 x 30 x 1 1/2 in. (61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm)
Inscribed: On verso: inscribed across whole sheet in black chalk (?), "Saguenay River / Grand Discharge / P. Q. Canada / Winslow Homer"; in center of sheet, in midst of larger inscription, in graphite, "E. L---- / C 23581 / 1 XX"; at top right in graphite, "45431" encircled.
Departments: American Art
Accession Number: 78.151.1
Credit Line: Bequest of Helen Babbott Sanders
Exhibitions: Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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