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Drawing, Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine, ca. 1894

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1894 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is brush and watercolor on wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Charles Savage Homer, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

35.6 x 55.4 cm (14 x 21 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Sketch W. Homer

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine, ca. 1894; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; brush and watercolor on wove paper; 35.6 x 55.4 cm (14 x 21 13/16 in.) ; Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-186

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape.

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