• Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects.
  • One critic wrote, "Winslow Homer is one of those few young artists who make a decided impression of their power with their very first contributions to the Academy ...
  • Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 - September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects.
  • Born in 1836, Winslow Homer is regarded by many as one of the greatest American painters of the 19th century.
  • The physical bulk and strength of the fisherfolk were matched by new expansiveness and strength in Homer's style and technique.
  • A slightly smaller version will then transfer to London's National Gallery in September with the title, Winslow Homer: Force of Nature.
  • In 1881 Winslow Homer began a series of watercolors based on life in the seaside fishing village of Cullercoats, England, where he stayed for almost two years.
  • Winslow Homer'in ve diğer Fransız ressamların çalışmalarında benzerlikler olmasa da, bölgedeki ressam ve sanatçılarla teknik konularda paylaşımda bulundu.
  • In the 1870s Winslow Homer underwent personal crises that pushed him into reclusiveness. He was even rude to his fellow artist friends.
  • He settled in Massachusetts where, almost two centuries later, his descendant Winslow Homer was born in Boston on February 24th 1836.