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The Blue Boat
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
1892
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 38.6 x 54.6 cm (15 3/16 x 21 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number26.764
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Signed
Signed and dated in brown ink l.l.: "Winslow Homer NA 1892"
in brown ink l.l. under signature: "This will do the business"
Verso, in graphite: "On the trail" and miscellaneous notations
in brown ink l.l. under signature: "This will do the business"
Verso, in graphite: "On the trail" and miscellaneous notations
ProvenanceWith Doll & Richards , Boston, 1892; Francis Shaw, Boston; William Sturgis Bigelow, Boston, by whom given to MFA by bequest 1926
See Goodrich-Gerdts: PROVENANCE: "(Doll & Richards, Boston, 1892); Francis Shaw, Boston, 1892; (F. W. Bayley & Son, Boston, 1922); Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow, Boston, 1922" - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, bequest of William Sturgis Bigelow - accessioned December 13, 1921
See Goodrich-Gerdts: PROVENANCE: "(Doll & Richards, Boston, 1892); Francis Shaw, Boston, 1892; (F. W. Bayley & Son, Boston, 1922); Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow, Boston, 1922" - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, bequest of William Sturgis Bigelow - accessioned December 13, 1921