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Drawing, Sheep Resting
This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated October 15, 1878 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite, brush and watercolor on white watercolor paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
Its dimensions are
22.5 x 30 cm (8 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: "Damask Linene" and hand holding a rose. Recto: Stamped in black ink, at lower right: Museum for the Arts of Decoration, Cooper Union. Lugt, 457d.
It is signed
Signed and dated, with brush and watercolor, at lower left corner: HOMER OCT 15th 1878
It is inscribed
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, at top: B[urnt]t. sienna; and again, at top right edge: Flesh color Verso: Inscribed in graphite: Leeds Oct 10th 1878.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Sheep Resting; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; graphite, brush and watercolor on white watercolor paper; 22.5 x 30 cm (8 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-55
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape.
