| During the 1870s Winslow Homer emerged as the country’s leading innovator
in watercolor, although he had begun to experiment with the medium only at the
beginning of the decade. Best known today for his depictions of the sea, between
1874 and 1879 the self-taught artist concentrated on images of the human figure.
Woman Sewing is from a series of watercolors Homer created of solitary women
engaged in domestic and leisure activities. Often, these initially simple, straightforward
images of daily life are invested with emotion by the artist’s handling
and technique. Far from the tranquil image implied by the title, this drawing
is psychologically charged with tension and uncertainty. . . .
:: Eric Denker, Curator of Prints and Drawings
Corcoran Gallery of Art |
Text excerpted from A Capital Collection: Masterworks from
the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
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