The End of the Day, Adirondacks
1890 Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a lone figure in a small wooden rowboat on a calm, misty body of water in the Adirondacks. It captures the quiet, atmospheric light typical of Homer’s later wilderness studies.
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During the late 19th century, Winslow Homer became captivated by the Adirondack Mountains, traveling there annually to escape the bustle of urban life. He favored watercolor for these trips because the portable medium allowed him to capture the rapidly changing, ephemeral light and misty conditions of the wilderness with immediacy and fluid grace.
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The End of the Day, Adirondacks
Winslow Homer, 1890
