[Eastern shore].
Creator(s)
L. Prang & Co.
Contributor(s)
Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910, artist.
Title
[Eastern shore] .
Link to library catalog record
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=384787
Date
[1896] .
Publishing details
[Boston : L . Prang & Co.]
Physical Description
1 print : chromolithograph ; image 37.2 x 52.8 cm. , sheet 37.7 x 53.5 cm .
Summary
Depicts a male figure with one hand raised standing on rocky terrain overlooking the ocean . The location is probably Prout's Neck , Maine . This chromolithograph is after a watercolor of the same name by Winslow Homer . This print , also known as The Watch , was one of two watercolors by Homer that L . Prang & Co . re-created as chromolithographs in the 1890s . The other chromolithograph , North Woods , is also in the Prints and Photographs Department of the Boston Athenaeum (C/URS/Hom.w.1896) . "Homer " inscribed on print lower center edge . Purchase , May 1997 , #1997.27 .
Subject(s)
Prouts Neck (Me.)--Pictorial works.
Genre terms
Chromolithographs--United States--1890-1900.
Location
Prints and Photographs Dept . (Appointment required) C URS Hom.w.1896.e
Source
450_66.tif
Rights
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
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