The Return, Tynemouth (recto) Study (verso)

Museum record 113064: The Return, Tynemouth (recto) Study (verso) by Winslow Homer. A verified entry point for discovery.

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During Homer's sojourn in England from 1881 to 1882, he rented a studio on a cliff overlooking Cullercoats Harbor, where he observed the comings and goings of fishing boats. The Return, Tynemouth depicts two fishermen who have arrived on shore in early morning. Because this watercolor was painted with light-fast pigments, it retains the pale, orange-pink washes that have faded from many of the extant watercolors he painted with fugitive red pigments ; for this reason, it offers a more complete idea of hi…