Winslow Homer | |
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![]() Homer in 1880 | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 24, 1836
Died | (aged 74) Prouts Neck, Maine, U.S. | September 29, 1910
Education | Lithography apprenticeship, 1855–56 National Academy of Design (painting), 1863 Paris (informal), 1867 |
Known for | Drawing Wood engraving Oil painting Watercolor painting |
Notable work | Harper's Weekly Magazine Ballou's Pictorial Magazine Snap the Whip The Veteran in a New Field Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) |
Movement | Realism, American Realism |
Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art in general.
Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator.[1] He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively in watercolor, creating a fluid and prolific oeuvre, primarily chronicling his working vacations.[2][3]