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Drawing and Watercolor

After the Hurricane, Bahamas

Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910. 1899. Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.

After the Hurricane, BahamasWinslow Homer American, 1836-1910 · 1899The Art Institute of Chicago · CC0
Image & source
Watercolor, boat debris and dark skinned man lie on beach, dark sky in background.

Drawing and Watercolor / Source record

After the Hurricane, Bahamas

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Maker
Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910
Date
1899
Medium
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper
Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1933.1235
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Rights
Public domain · CC0

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Drawing and WatercolorObject type

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Drawing and Watercolor” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Drawing and Watercolor

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

PaperMaterial

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

GraphiteMaterial

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

WatercolourTechnique

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

DrawingTechnique

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

BoatsSubject

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “boats” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

boats

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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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