Artwork
Girl Carrying a Basket
Girl Carrying a Basket is a graphite drawing by the Impressionist artist Winslow Homer. It dates from 1882 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:lower left in brown watercolor: HOMER 1882; lower left verso in black ink: No. 1 (circled); center verso in blue crayon: CA2050 (underlined)
About this work
Overview
Girl Carrying a Basket is a drawing created by Winslow Homer in 1882, executed in watercolor over graphite on wove paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a woman in a long dress walking along a rocky path with a woven basket on her arm, set against a backdrop of a steep cliff and a quiet beach with a small boat.
Technique & Style
Homer employed loose, expressive brushstrokes to capture the interplay of light and shadow, particularly on the cliffs and the woman's dress, imbuing the scene with a sense of immediacy.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects.
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