On the Beach – Two are Company, Three are None, from Harper’s Weekly, August 17, 1872

Winslow Homer, On the Beach--Two are Company, Three are None, from Harper's Weekly, August 17, 1872, 1872, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.80
Winslow Homer, On the Beach--Two are Company, Three are None, from Harper's Weekly, August 17, 1872, 1872, wood engraving on paper, image: 9 1⁄4 x 13 7⁄8 in. (23.3 x 35.2 cm) sheet: 11 x 16 1⁄8 in. (28.1 x 41.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.80
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Artwork Details

Title
On the Beach – Two are Company, Three are None, from Harper’s Weekly, August 17, 1872
Artist
Date
1872
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 9 1⁄4 x 13 7⁄8 in. (23.3 x 35.2 cm) sheet: 11 x 16 1⁄8 in. (28.1 x 41.0 cm)
Credit Line
The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Mediums Description
wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Recreation — courting
  • Landscape — beach
  • Dress — accessory — umbrella
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Architecture — boat — canoe
  • State of being — mood — isolation
Object Number
1996.63.80
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.63.80

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