Winslow Homer
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“Winslow Homer (1836–1910) stands as a revered figure in American art history, often hailed as the preeminent painter of the nineteenth century. Born in Boston and raised in the rustic surroundings of Cambridge, his artistic journey commenced as a commercial printmaker, initially in Boston and subsequently in New York, where he established his residence in 1859. Venturing into oil painting briefly in the spring of 1861, his trajectory took a decisive turn in October of the same year, when he embarked as an artist-correspondent for the illustrated journal Harper’s Weekly, capturing the frontlines of Virginia during the Civil War. Homer’s earliest Civil War paintings from around 1863 mirror his illustrative prints, offering anecdotal perspectives. However, as the war approached its end, works like “The Veteran in a New Field” and “Prisoners from the Front” exhibit a deeper comprehension of the war’s profound impact and significance.
The late 1860s and the ensuing 1870s marked a phase of artistic exploration and prolific creativity for Homer. While New York City remained his base for magazine illustrations and his ascent as a painter, his subjects unfolded against the backdrop of burgeoning seaside resorts in Massachusetts and New Jersey, along with the Adirondacks, rural New York State, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In 1866, driven by the opportunity to showcase his Civil War paintings at the Exposition Universelle, Homer embarked on a ten-month sojourn in Paris and the French countryside. While the influence of the French avant-garde is minimal, his thematic interests converged, drawing inspiration from their fascination with serial imagery, outdoor light, simplistic forms influenced by Japanese design, and fluid brushwork.
Throughout the 1870s, Homer frequently depicted women at leisure and children engrossed in play or contemplation. Simultaneously expanding his mastery over oil paint and venturing into watercolors, Homer’s watercolor successes enabled him to bid adieu to freelance illustration by 1875. Having witnessed the aftermath of the lives of former slaves in Virginia during the mid-1870s, he reflected these experiences in his art, offering insights into the first decade of Emancipation.
The early 1880s witnessed Homer’s yearning for solitude, which translated into a heightened artistic intensity. His second and final overseas trip took him to England in 1881, with an extended stay in Cullercoats near Tynemouth on the North Sea. Immersed in the lives of the local inhabitants, particularly the resilient women engaged in fishing and net-mending, Homer’s depictions captured their strength and vulnerability as they awaited the return of their men from the sea. His time abroad profoundly impacted his art upon his return to New York.
Homer’s move from New York to Prouts Neck, Maine, in the summer of 1883 marked a transformative shift. Except for sporadic sojourns to destinations like the Adirondacks, Canada, Florida, and the Caribbean, Homer resided in Prouts Neck until his demise. Embracing seclusion, he found inspiration in solitude, crafting his magnum opus around themes of humanity’s confrontation with the unforgiving ocean and the juxtaposition of fleeting human existence with nature’s eternal grandeur. In ambitious compositions of the 1880s, Homer portrayed men battling the sea’s might with their own resourcefulness or responding to its overwhelming power in scenes of daring rescue. Around 1890, he turned his focus to the sea itself, eschewing narrative to capture the sea’s allure, strength, and dynamism. His late seascapes epitomize the surge and retreat of water masses, articulated through dynamic compositions and intricate brushwork. For his contemporaries, these late works garnered immense admiration and remain iconic today, celebrated for their virtuosity, emotional depth, and hints of modernist abstraction.
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Winslow Homer A Basket Of Clams
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Winslow Homer A Game Of Croquet
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Winslow Homer Autumn Treetops
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Winslow Homer Boys In A Dory
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Winslow Homer Breezing Up A Fair Wind
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Winslow Homer Dads Coming!
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Winslow Homer Fog Warning
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Winslow Homer For to Be a Farmer’s Boy
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Winslow Homer Green Hill
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Winslow Homer Hound And Hunter
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Winslow Homer Incoming Tide Scarboro Maine
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Winslow Homer North Woods Club, Adirondacks (The Interrupted Tete-a-Tete).
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Winslow Homer Northeaster
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Winslow Homer On The Fence
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Winslow Homer On the Stile
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Winslow Homer Peach Blossoms
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Winslow Homer Sunlight And Shadow
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Winslow Homer The Butterfly
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Winslow Homer The Dinner Horn or Blowing the Horn at Seaside
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Winslow Homer The Rise
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Winslow Homer Two-masted Schooner With Dory
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Winslow Homer Undertow
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Winslow Homer West Point Prouts Neck
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Winslow Homer Yellow Jacket
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