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Winslow HomerFly Fishing, Saranac Lake1889
1889
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Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake. 1889. Etching, aquatint and burnishing. Goodrich 104. 14 1/4 x 20 5/8; sheet 18 1/2 x 24 1/2. Edition unknown but quite possibly intended 100; highest numbered impression known is 62. A rich impression with subtle plate tone printed on simili-Japan paper. The image is toned; the sheet has been professionally cleaned, and a small 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2-inch u-shaped tear in the upper left-hand quadrant has been repaired. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left 'Winslow Homer Sc 1889'. Signed in pencil, "Winslow Homer' lower left; numbered '2/100' in pencil, lower right. Housed in a 29 x 33 1/2 gold leaf frame.
Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake is the only composition which the artist created exclusively as an original etching, not after one of his paintings; it is also probably his last etching. It is ,perhaps, the most highly sought after of the Homer etchings. Lifetime impressions of Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake are extremely rare.
- Creator:Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910, American)
- Creation Year:1889
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Storrs, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU335213613502
Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was an American landscape painter, printmaker and publication illustrator. He is considered one of the most important American artists of the 19th-century. Largely self-taught Homer initially worked as an illustrator for various publications, including: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Ballou's Pictorial Magazine. He worked for Harper's during the Civil War, producing woodcut engravings depicting the personal experiences of soldiers. He later became a master of oil and watercolor painting, often focussing on maritime themes. Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast.
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