Fishing Boats, Key West, 1903 by Winslow Homer

Fishing Boats, Key West, 1903, by Winslow Homer captures a cluster of Bahamian-style sailing sloops riding at anchor in shimmering turquoise water, their sails loosely furled as a red-shirted crewman works the rigging under a sky heavy with luminous storm clouds. Painted during Homer's mature Caribbean period, the watercolor is prized for its economical, wet-on-wet washes and its skillful use of untouched white paper to suggest the glare of tropical sun on sail and sea.

Artist: Winslow Homer (1836–1910). Date: 1903.

Fishing Boats, Key West, 1903. Historic American Watercolor Canvas Print.