Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda
1899 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a bright yellow Bermudian bungalow surrounded by lush tropical vegetation with the sea in the background. It is currently part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Winslow Homer made several trips to Bermuda in the late 1890s, where he found the vibrant light and color a refreshing departure from his earlier work. These watercolors, painted en plein air, allowed him to experiment with a looser, more fluid application of paint that captured the brilliant sun-drenched environment of the island.
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Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda
Winslow Homer, 1899