Drawing and Watercolor
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Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910. 1899. Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Drawing and WatercolorObject type
Drawing and Watercolor is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Drawing and Watercolor
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PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); watercolor; water-base paint; paint; gouache; graphite; wove paper
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WatercolourTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
DrawingTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper; watercolor painting (technique); scraping; aquarelle
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BoatsSubject
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boats
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