The Water Fan

Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper, 1898

About this work

The Water Fan (1898/99) by Winslow Homer. Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper.

Winslow Homer

American landscape painter and printmaker

Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. Considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America.