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Photography by Dwight Primiano

Mackerel Fishing

ArtistWinslow Homer, 1836–1910
Date1884
MediumCharcoal and white chalk on paper
Dimensions24 1/2 x 33 x 1 1/2 in.
Signedl.r.: Homer 1884
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationDrawing
On ViewYes
Mackerel Fishing24.5 × 33 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 111× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.