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  • Waves crashing against dark rocks, with a lone sailboat drifting in the distance.
  • Waves crashing against dark rocks, with a lone sailboat drifting in the distance.
  • Waves crashing against dark rocks, with a lone sailboat drifting in the distance.

Winslow Homer

On a Lee Shore
Now On View

Maker

Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)

Title

On a Lee Shore

Year

1900

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL in dark brown: Homer

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

01.003

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977
Days Gone By
Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 26, 1971
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
On a Lee Shore, 1900
Oil on canvas
99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund 01.003

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