Sheep Porcupine Island, Bar Harbor, Maine, Evening Study, August 29, 1896

John La Farge created this watercolor and gouache study on August 29, 1896, during a visit to Bar Harbor, Maine. The work, titled Sheep Porcupine Island, Bar Harbor, Maine, Evening Study, August 29, 1896, depicts a landscape scene executed on off-white wove paper which was subsequently laid down onto a secondary sheet of similar material. The piece entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is classified within the American Wing.

While the specific commission details or intermediate ownership history are not recorded in the available documentation, the work's inception is firmly established by the artist's own dating in the title.

The work is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1983.254. It has been exhibited in the museum’s American Wing galleries, specifically within the landscape paintings section. The drawing was created by John La Farge in 1896 and is classified as a landscape within the American Wing’s holdings.

John La Farge’s Sheep Porcupine Island, Bar Harbor, Maine, Evening Study was executed on August 29, 1896. The work is a modestly sized watercolor and gouache study on off‑white wove paper, depicting a tranquil coastal scene at dusk. It belongs to the American Wing collection and exemplifies La Farge’s engagement with plein‑air landscape painting during the late nineteenth century.