When describingAmerica’s most influential artists, no list is complete without mentioningWinslow Homer.
Originally from Boston, most of Homer’s oeuvre is based around the New England landscape.
One of his contemporaries, artist Eugene Benson, wrote that Homer believed artists should never look at pictures.
Who was Winslow Homer?
This can be seen in paintings of crashing ocean waves, hunters and animals, and sailors at sea.
His advice to artists was: Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.
Photograph of Winslow Homer by Napoleon Sarony, 1880 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
In this realistic piece, a lone fisherman is seen rowing his boat against an active ocean.
Meanwhile, the silhouette of the black crow lurks in the upper right-hand corner.
What types of paintings was Winslow Homer most famous for?
Winslow Homer, “Long Branch, New Jersey,” 1869 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Winslow Homer is best known for his paintings of quiet country life and for his dramatic seascapes.
Winslow Homer, “Girl in the Hammock,” 1873 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Winslow Homer, “Summer Night,” 1890 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Winslow Homer, “Northeaster,” 1895, reworked by 1901 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Winslow Homer, “The Fog Warning,” 1885 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Winslow Homer, “Fox Hunt,” 1893 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Winslow Homer, “Moonlight, Wood Island Light,” 1894 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
