Winslow Homer; The End of the Hunt; 1892; watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper; 15 1/8 in. x 21 3/8 in. (38.4 cm. x 54.3 cm.); Winslow Homer often vacationed in the Adirondacks; where he hunted and fished; and then captured the experience in watercolor. Following local traditions; hunters and their dogs often pursued the prey into the lake; where the deer would drown or be cornered by the hounds; then slain before being hauled into the boat. 'The End of the Hunt' is rendered in a deep color scheme that conveys a full range of autumnal hues; from russets to yellow greens. In the central group only; the graphite under-drawing is noticeable. The stag's head and horns; the hunters' hats; even the craft's oar--these deliberate passages complement other areas where Homer purposefully scraped the wet pigmented paper with a knife to create a sense of flowing water.In contrast; he relied on chance to render the forested hill and narrow riverbank by allowing the gray-green washes to bloom across the paper before drying and forming a pattern.