Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda
1899
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
13 15/16 x 20 15/16 in. (35.4 x 53.2 cm) Framed: 24 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (62.2 x 77.5 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Amelia B. Lazarus Fund, 1910
Accession Number
10.228.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1899, Winslow, one of America's foremost realist painters, captured the lush vibrancy of Bermuda's tropical paradise in *Flower Garden and Bungalow Bermuda*. At age 63, Homer traveled to the island for health reasons, seeking the warm climate after years of depicting rugged Maine coasts and dramatic seascapes. This watercolor his late-career fascination with exotic locales, blending his keen observation of nature with a sense of serene escape amid blooming flowers and a quaint bungalow. Homer's mastery of watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper shines here, with loose, fluid stroke...
About the Artist
Winslow Homer · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...