The Turkey Buzzard by Winslow Homer. A watercolor landscape depicting a dense cluster of tall palm trees on a light-colored bank between a foreground waterway and an expansive, cloudy sky.

The Turkey Buzzard

Winslow Homer

1904 · Watercolor Paint, Wove Paper

A serene tropical landscape captured in fluid watercolor, featuring a stand of palms and a lone buzzard in flight.

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Where it works

A light, restful piece with softened warm notes — sits lightly within the space.

Often works in
Bedroom · Bathroom · Living Room
Placement
Reads easily over horizontal furniture or open wall spans
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Best on mid-tone or darker walls
Color notes
Soft white, Soft gray

About the piece

In 'The Turkey Buzzard,' Winslow Homer captures the atmospheric light of a tropical shoreline using his signature mastery of watercolor. Painted in 1904, the work depicts a cluster of palm trees anchored on a strip of land, with a gray-blue waterway in the foreground and a vast, luminous sky where a single buzzard circles above.