Palm Tree, Nassau
1898 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor painting depicts a tropical landscape with a prominent palm tree swaying in the wind, with a lighthouse and signal flag visible in the distance across the water. It is a work on paper that exemplifies the artist's masterful use of the watercolor medium during his travels to the Bahamas.
Did you know?
Winslow Homer made several trips to the Bahamas in the late 1890s, where he was captivated by the intensity of the tropical light and the clarity of the Caribbean water. His watercolors from this period are considered some of the finest examples of the medium in American art, demonstrating his ability to capture transient atmospheric conditions with rapid, fluid brushstrokes.
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Palm Tree, Nassau
Winslow Homer, 1898
