Pulling the Dory, 1880 by Winslow Homer

Pulling the Dory, 1880, by Winslow Homer depicts a fisherman hauling a small dory ashore by rope as sailboats drift on calm water beyond, rendered in transparent watercolor washes of blue-gray and warm ochre. Homer, one of America's foremost 19th-century painters, was celebrated for his direct, unsentimental depictions of maritime labor and the sea.

Artist: Winslow Homer (1836–1910). Date: 1880.

Pulling the Dory, 1880. Historic American Maritime Watercolor Canvas Print.