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Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q.

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Date

1895

Artist

Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Link

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.70

Description

In 1895, Winslow Homer produced 25 watercolors while on a fishing expedition in Canada. Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q. was painted at Lake St. John, about 100 miles north of Quebec and shows Montangnais Indians at Pont Bleue. Using straightforward visual material, Homer produced an unusual and arresting composition.
Inscription: signed, lower right, in watercolor: W.H. Roberval P.Q. / 1895 ; VERSO, upper left, in orange crayon: ['9?]6 ; upper center, in orange crayon: No 1 ; lower right, in graphite: Aug 1 [upside down]
Medium: watercolor with gouache over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 35.4 x 50.6 cm (13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accesion Number: 1943.7

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CC0 1.0

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Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Location

Roberval, Canada

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