The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 10, 2022

Mink Lake, Adirondacks

1892

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836-1910)

America, 19th century

Watercolor

Anonymous Gift 1954.833

Location

not on view

Description

Mink Pond was Homer’s favorite haunt in the Adirondacks. With a subtle range of smoky blue washes, the artist conveyed the grandeur of the mountains and a stormy sky towering above a diminutive canoe with a casting fisherman. Small breaks of brightness provide moments of relief in the monochromatic tonality of the whole.

Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.

Syracuse University Art Galleries, NY (8/18/2009 - 10/11/2009): "Winslow Homer's Empire State: Houghton Farm and Beyond", cat. no. 26, p. 73

Winslow Homer: Portrait of America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 10, 1965-May 16, 1966).

Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).

Winslow Homer's Empire State: Houghton Farm and Beyond. Syracuse University Art Galleries, Syracuse, NY (organizer) (August 18-October 11, 2009).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.833