After the Hunt

1892

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Homer often painted watercolors in series, rendering different moments of the same activity. After the Hunt can be read in sequence with An October Day, hanging nearby. Both works show aspects of the controversial practice of hounding deer. This composition focuses on the hunter at center—depicted as a heroic figure in nature—after he has retrieved his prey from the water. As in many of Homer’s hunting watercolors, there is a tension between the beautiful scenery, rendered with dazzling technique, and the brutality of the subject. At first glance, rich autumnal tones and glowing pools of colors make it easy to overlook the deer carcass in the boat at left, its pale fur blending with the tones of the men’s attire.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: After the Hunt
Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
Date: 1892
Culture: American
Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions: 13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in. (35.3 x 50.5 cm)
Framed: 23 3/8 x 29 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (59.4 x 74.9 x 4.1 cm)
Credit Line: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Paul Rodman Mabury Collection (39.12.11)
Curatorial Department: The American Wing