1895
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q. is a 1895 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A canoe rests by a rocky shore. Three figures sit inside, one standing. The water is dark and calm. A man in the back rows. Two women face him, wrapped in blankets. Homer painted this on a fishing trip in Canada. Most artists sketched first. He worked straight in watercolor, letting colors blend wet on paper. The loose brushwork shows sunlight on the water and shadows on the rocks. Watercolor lets him paint fast and fresh. Try this: look up Winslow Homer.
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.
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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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