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In 1875, Homer submitted over thirty watercolors and black and white drawings to the American Society of Painters in Water Colors exhibition and was elected a member one year later. Around this time, he decided to abandon his commercial art career to concentrate fully on his painting as a means of support. Towards the end of the decade, as Impressionism took hold of the art world and both artists and some critics embraced plein air painting, Homer’s distinct style, once described as eccentric and unfinished, received rave reviews in the Society’s 1879 exhibition. Vindicated, he approached more outlets to sell his watercolors and found a receptive audience.

Provenance:

Allan A. Morrill, Chicago, Illinois
To the son of the above, Allan Donald Morrill, Winnetka, Illinois
By bequest to the widow of the above, Ophelia Reed Morrill, Winnetka, Illinois, circa 1956/1957
To Dr. Wayne P. Bryer, Hampton, New Hampshire, by 1963
With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory no. 27834, November 1984
To private collection, Ross, California, November 1985, and eventually to private trusts of the above
 

Labels:

1. Previous Vose Galleries label, inventory no. 27834
2. Previous Vose Galleries label, inventory no. 37747

Literature:

This painting is included in the Spanierman Gallery, Lloyd and Edith Havens Goodrich, Whitney Museum of American Art, Record of Works by Winslow Homer, Edited and Expanded by Abigail Booth Gerdts, Volume III, 1877-March 1881, published 2005-2008, p. 234, no. 812 (illus.)