Customs house, Santiago de Cuba
1885 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
A watercolor painting depicting the architecture of the Customs house in Santiago de Cuba, featuring arched walkways and a balcony with figures. The work is characteristic of the artist's travel-inspired watercolors from his time in the Caribbean.
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During his travels to the Caribbean in the mid-1880s, Winslow Homer moved away from his well-known scenes of rural American life to capture the vibrant light and distinct architectural forms of tropical locations. His watercolors from this period are highly regarded for their immediacy and technical mastery, demonstrating how he utilized the medium to record the atmospheric details of his surroundings while abroad.
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Customs house, Santiago de Cuba
Winslow Homer, 1885
