Key West II Poster

1903 watercolor by Winslow Hpmer. Few of Homer’s watercolors rival this one for its effects of simmering sunlight and steamy atmosphere, achieved through the speed of application of wet on wet washes, the broad and dexterous exploitation of the white paper reserve, and the judicious sponging of wet pigment, especially in the shadows, reflecting light off the water. This picture is also exceptional for the number and visibility of its pencil marks, not only to indicate some of the boats’ rigging (and betraying the pentimento of a sloop in the background that the artist edited out) but also to enliven the rustle of the sailcloth lifted by a phantom breeze. By contrast, Homer, in masterly fashion, merely daubed in the figures freehand, sacrificing nothing of their form and weight; they even seem to speak. The Newwwman Dated series consists of 19th and 20th Century American Artists whose works are no longer protected by copyright and are in the public domain as well as items that may still be copyrighted but being used in a manner consistent with Fair Use under U.S. copyright law (Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act).