Sloop, Nassau
1899 · Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910)
- Year
- 1899
- Medium
- Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
- Original size
- 37.8 × 54.3 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Realism
A white sloop with a patched mainsail runs across green-blue water off Nassau, a small red boat in the foreground and pink clouds behind. Homer painted it in watercolour on his 1898–99 winter in the Bahamas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art bought it in 1910.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A crisp tropical sailing scene in aqua and white for a bathroom, bedroom or beach house in thin black. It suits white walls and pairs with Palm Tree, Nassau.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1899)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
