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Netting the Fish

Netting the Fish

Winslow Homer

TitleNetting the Fish
ArtistWinslow Homer American, 1836-1910
Date1889
MediumTransparent watercolor, heightened with opaque white watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Classificationink or chalk wash
OriginUnited States

Themes: Marine & aquatic life

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“Netting the Fish” is a work by Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910, dated 1889. It is executed in transparent watercolor, heightened with opaque white watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper and classified as ink or chalk wash. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Rights: Public domain (CC0).

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