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An Afterglow
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
1883
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 38.0 x 54.7 cm (14 15/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William P. Blake in memory of his mother, Mary M. J. Dehon Blake
Accession Number22.606
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Marks
PDP Watermark Type: with partial watermark: "J. WHATMAN"
InscriptionsSigned and dated at left (on transom of boat) in black wash: "HOMER 1883"
On verso: in pen and brown ink (probably in Homer's hand) No. 21 (outlined) Verso: miscellaneous notations.
On verso: in pen and brown ink (probably in Homer's hand) No. 21 (outlined) Verso: miscellaneous notations.
Provenance1883, sold by Doll and Richards (dealers), Boston, to Thomas Wigglesworth (b. 1814 – d. 1907), Boston; by descent to Wigglesworth's niece, Jane Norton Wigglesworth Grew (b. 1836 – d. 1920), Boston. 1900, with Doll and Richards, Boston. 1900, William Payne Blake (b. 1846 – d. 1922), Boston; 1922, bequest of Blake to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 1, 1922)