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Native Woman Cooking, Bahamas
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
1885
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 31 x 41.7 cm (12 3/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Osgood
Accession Number39.622
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionHarbour Island, Bahamas
Inscriptionssigned and dated in blue-gray and black watercolor l.l.: "HOMER ‘83". Verso: in graphite, "Harbor Island/ Bahamas / 1885" and miscellaneous notations.
Provenance1924, Frank Bayley, Boston. 1924, Horace D. Chapin (b. 1850 - d. 1937), Brookline, MA; to his sister, Margaret Louisa Chapin (Mrs. Robert B.) Osgood (b. 1872 - d. 1957), Brookline; 1937, gift of Mrs. Robert B. Osgood to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 19, 1939)