Winslow Homer
August in the Country--The Sea-Shore

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • August in the Country--The Sea-Shore
DateAugust 27,1859
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 9 1/8 × 13 7/8 in. (23.1 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 11/16 in. (40.2 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.650
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition History"The Family" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; May 29 - August 6, 1989

Exhibited: "Winslow Homer and the Sea," The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, May 24 - Aug 31, 1991(LN:91.19)

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate bottom edge: W Homer Del

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