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The Green Dory
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
1880
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.9 x 49.9 cm (13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot
Accession Number42.538
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Description[Children Fishing from Boat is crossed out.]
InscriptionsSigned in dark green watercolor l.r.: "HOMER". Verso: miscellaneous notations.
Provenance1880, sold by Doll and Richards (dealers), Boston to Dr. Samuel Cabot (b. 1815 - d. 1885), Boston; by descent to Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot (b. 1852 - d. 1912), Boston and Canton, MA; 1912, bequeathed by Cabot to the MFA, but left in trust with life interest available to Mrs. Arthur Tracy Cabot (Susan Shattuck Cabot; b. 1860 - d. 1944), Boston and Canton [see note 1]. (Accession Date: November 12, 1942)
NOTES:
NOTE 1: Arthur Tracy Cabot bequeathed the watercolor to the MFA in 1912, with the proviso that his widow retained life interest. Mrs. Cabot waived her life interest in 1942, completing the bequest.
NOTES:
NOTE 1: Arthur Tracy Cabot bequeathed the watercolor to the MFA in 1912, with the proviso that his widow retained life interest. Mrs. Cabot waived her life interest in 1942, completing the bequest.