Signed and dated 1882, this watercolor shows two young women and two fishermen in a coble cutting through coastal waters, painted during Winslow Homer's period living in the fishing village of Cullercoats on the northeast coast of England. The work contrasts the solid, carefully observed figures and boat with loose, atmospheric passages of mist and spray in opaque white watercolor. It has been part of the Art Institute of Chicago's Martin A. Ryerson Collection since 1933.
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