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Girls on a Cliff
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
1881
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.2 x 48.5 cm (12 11/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball
Accession Number23.522
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsSigned and dated in green watercolor l.l.: "Winslow Homer / 1881". Verso: miscellaneous notations.
ProvenanceClara Bertram Kimball (b. 1838 - d. 1920), Boston; by inheritance to her husband, David P. Kimball (b. 1833 - d. 1923), Boston; 1923, bequest of David P. Kimball to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: November 1, 1923)
NOTES:
[1] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."
NOTES:
[1] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."