COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1943.70
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
Creator Name:
Homer, Winslow
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1836 - 1910
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Winslow Homer
Title:
Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q.
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1895
Creation Start Date:
1895
Creation End Date:
1895
Materials and Techniques:
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Dimensions:
Sheet: 35.4cm x 50.6cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1943.70
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Inscriptions:
signed, lower right, in watercolor: W.H. Roberval P.Q. / 1895 ; VERSO, upper left, in orange crayon: ['9?]6 ; upper center, in orange crayon: No 1 ; lower right, in graphite: Aug 1 [upside down]
Context:
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1943.70.tif
