The Boathouse
Sherry H. Holmes1939-
- Genre
- Landscape
- Medium
- Watercolor
- Date
- 1987
- Dimensions
- 11" × 10"
- Condition
- Presents well. No significant frame damage noted.
- Provenance
- From the personal fine-art collection of Sherry H. Holmes, Barrack Zourie Studio, Cobleskill, New York. Acquired from the September 2026 Sherry Holmes Fine Art Collection sale in Schenectady, New York. The verso is artist-titled “The Boathouse” and bears Holmes’s name and the address 206 Little York Road, Cobleskill, New York 12043.
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About this piece
The Boathouse is an original watercolor by upstate New York artist Sherry H. Holmes, featuring a waterside architectural subject.
The painting's title identifies a boathouse as its central subject, connecting the work to Holmes’s broader interest in waterways, coastal settings, and the relationship between natural landscapes and human-made structures.
Watercolor allows the artist to explore the interaction between architecture, water, and atmospheric light through transparent layers of pigment. The subject offers a contrast between the defined forms of a building and the softer, more fluid qualities of its natural surroundings.
The precise composition, color palette, and architectural details have not been independently verified against the artwork.
The watercolor is signed by the artist and titled “The Boathouse” on the verso.
Presented in its existing frame.