W. Homer
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Winslow Homer was an American Artist of the last century, born 1836,
died 1910. One of the premier post Civil War American Artists, he
bridged a
stylistic gap between the Hudson River School Painters and The Ashcan
Artists.
He began his career as a Lithographer's Apprentice in his native Boston,
later went to N.Y.C. as a free lance Artist. Much of his early
work is somewhat stiff and shows the hand of a self-taught individual.
He
lost this primitive element , in his mature style. Homer traveled with
the
Union
Armies, making images for news papers and magazines.
He made trips to France and England, lived for a
time in England, painting the coast and it's inhabitants. The influence
of Monet and the Impressionists I believe shows in his later work. Above
all
he was a
unsentimental Painter who made fresh insightful well designed images of
his
subjects.
Homer loved the Ocean and the Wilderness, and those hardy souls that
inhabit
these
lonely places. Raw nature was his chosen motif throughout his life. His
work in the
Adirondacks, which are among his best shows him to be singular
individual with a uniquely american eye. He was somewhat reclusive by
nature and often sought solitude, for his work.
A fine oil painter, his fame rests more firmly on his
watercolors, a medium in which he made significant innovations. His bold
and
powerful techniques have influenced subsequent generations of
watercolor
painters. He can
fairly called the father of modern watercolor.
Staats
see Homer paintings from National Gallery
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/homerwc/homerwc-main3.html
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Henrietta K. Thomas
<sta...@ulster.net> wrote:
Hi Staats!
For some reason, this URL didn't work for me. So I just went to
<http://www.nga.gov> and found Homer from there. It is a very
interesting site, covering all sorts of art and artists from all parts
of the world. For each artist, they have a brief biography, small
and large images of their work, and lists of publications about
their work. The National Gallery also has a shop on site where
you can order reproductions, stationery, and jewelry based on
items in the NGA collection, as well as books on art and art
history for both children and adults.
They have a series of online tours people can take. This week's
tour is about American Impressionists. I plan to go back later on
and take this tour to see how much I can learn. Then I will report
my impressions to readers of this group, who are urged to visit
the NGA themselves and post their own articles here about US
artists they like.
Henrietta K. Thomas
Acting Newsgroup Host, us.arts
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