On the Trail
1889
Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel
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Dimensions
sheet: 32.2 × 50.5 cm (12 11/16 × 19 7/8 in.)
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Accession
1975.92.12
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Catalogue Raisonné
Goodrich/Gerdts 2012, Vol. IV.2, no. 1432
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mrs. N. E. Pfizer, by 1912; (M. Knoedler & Co., 1912); (Gustav Reichard, 1912); William T. Evans, Montclair, NJ, proably 1912; (American Art Association, 31 Mar.-2 Apri. 1913; Evans sale, no. 96); (M. Knoedler & Co., 1913); Adolph Lewisohn, New York, 1913; Samuel A. Lewisohn, New York, nd; Charles R. Henschel, New York, 1938; Ruth K. Henschel (Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, New York), 1956; gift to NGA, 1975.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1890
[Adirondack subjects], Reichard & Co., New York, 17 Feb.-1 March 1890
1941
Watercolors and Drawings by Winslow Homer, Institute of Modern Art, Boston, 21 June-15 July 1941; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 9 Aug.-10 Sept. 1941, no. w-12
1959
Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks, Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York, 15 Aug.-15 Sept. 1959, no. 14
1962
Water Colors by Winslow Homer from the Collection of Mrs. Charles R. Henschel, National Gallery of Art, Washignton, DC, 6 July-12 Sept. 1962, no. 11
1966
Watercolors by Winslow Homer, 1836-1910, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 7 July-28 Aug. 1966, no. 24
1986
Winslow Homer Watercolors, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2 March-11 May 1986; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 6 June-27 July 1986; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 11 Sept.-2 Nov. 1986, no. 164
1995
Winslow Homer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1995-1996, 269-270, no. 168.
2005
Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005-2006, unnumbered brochure.
Bibliography
1986
Cooper 1986, p.177, fig.164 (dated 1892).
1995
Winslow Homer. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1995-1996: no. 168.
1996
Tatham, David. Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks. New York, 1996: 114-115, no. 39.
2001
Unger, Miles. The Watercolors of Winslow Homer. New York, 2001: 153.
2012
Goodrich, Lloyd and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer. New York, 2012: IV.2, no. 1432, p. 501-502
Inscriptions
upper right in black watercolor: HOMER.; center verso in graphite: On the trail
Wikidata ID
Q64640061