Under the Coco Palm, Winslow Homer, 1898
Winslow Homer, portraitWinslow HomerAmerican, 1836–1910

Under the Coco Palm

1898 · Drawing

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Not on view at present

Where is “Under the Coco Palm” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Harvard Art Museums

Cambridge, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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1920.29

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In the life of Winslow Homer

The whole life
  1. 1888–1903

    Trips to Key West

    Between 1888 and 1903 Homer frequently visited Key West, Florida; some of his best-known works, “A Norther, Key West”, “The Gulf Stream”, “Taking on Wet Provisions” and “Palms in the Storm”, are said to have been produced there.

  2. c. 1898

    Death of his father

    Around 1898 Homer's father died; the artist had looked after him like a “parent” since his mother's death, and by 1900 he was free of these responsibilities.

  3. by 1900

    Financial security at last

    By 1900 Homer had finally reached financial stability: museums paid good prices for his paintings, and he received rents from real estate. He went on producing watercolours, mostly on trips to Canada and the Caribbean, and seascapes without figures: waves crashing against rocks in varying light.

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