Yachting Girl

Winslow Homer, 1880

The artwork depicts a woman sitting on the deck of a sailboat. She is in a seated position, holding onto a rope with her right hand while her left hand rests on the deck. Her hair is styled up, and she wears a long, dark dress with lace details at the collar and cuffs. The dress has a fitted bodice and a full skirt. The background features the large sails of the boat, with another sailboat visible in the distance on the left. The sails are angled. The color palette consists of soft browns, whites, and grays.
Kunstenaar
Winslow Homer
Datering
1880
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
black crayon, graphite, and white gouache with brush and black ink on buff laid paper mounted on fabric
Afmetingen
25,72 × 40,32 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

The artwork depicts a woman sitting on the deck of a sailboat. She is in a seated position, holding onto a rope with her right hand while her left hand rests on the deck. Her hair is styled up, and she wears a long, dark dress with lace details at the collar and cuffs. The dress has a fitted bodice and a full skirt. The background features the large sails of the boat, with another sailboat visible in the distance on the left. The sails are angled. The color palette consists of soft browns, whites, and grays.

Winslow Homer