Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)

Winslow Homer was one of the most celebrated American painters of the 19th century. With an exacting realism, the artist captured scenes of the Civil War, gardens in Bermuda, and harrowing scenes of fishermen at sea, as seen in his hallmark painting The Gulf Stream (1899). The great themes of his work are solidified by the meditative rigor of his printmaking, watercolor, and oil painting technique. “You can't get along without a knowledge of the principles and rules governing the influence of one color upon another,” Homer said of painting. “A mechanic might as well try to get along without tools.” Born on February 24, 1836 in Boston, MA, after graduating high school he apprenticed with the commercial lithographer J.H. Bufford. In 1857, the artist began working as a freelance illustrator, contributing to popular magazines, including Harper’s Weekly. Moving to New York in 1859, he supported himself with illustration work while he began to establish his career as a painter. In the 1880s, desiring solitude, he moved to Prout’s Neck, ME, basing his studio there for the rest of his life. Homer’s work, especially his watercolors, would go on to profoundly impact later American painters, including Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. The artist died on September 29, 1910 in Prout’s Neck, ME. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musée d’Orsay, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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On View

A New Show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Reveals Winslow Homer Was an Essential Portrayer of America’s Greatest Sins

by Eileen Kinsella
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Winslow Homer (599 results)
Perils of the sea, 1888

Winslow Homer

Perils of the sea, 1888

Sale Date: May 9, 1995

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The Clara

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The Clara

Sale Date: March 15, 1995

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The life line, 1884

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The life line, 1884

Sale Date: February 9, 1995

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Milkmaid, 1875

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Milkmaid, 1875

Sale Date: January 28, 1995

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Four boys swimming in a pond, 1875

Attributed to Winslow Homer

Four boys swimming in a pond, 1875

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Road in Nassau (no.1 Nassau St.), 1899

Winslow Homer

Road in Nassau (no.1 Nassau St.), 1899

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Entering the first rapid, Grand Discharge, 1897

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Entering the first rapid, Grand Discharge, 1897

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Mrs. R.H. Watts' trout, 1905

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Mrs. R.H. Watts' trout, 1905

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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The life line, 1884

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The life line, 1884

Sale Date: November 10, 1994

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Perils of the sea, 1888

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Perils of the sea, 1888

Sale Date: November 10, 1994

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Yachting girl, 1880

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Yachting girl, 1880

Sale Date: November 10, 1994

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GIRL IN A FARMYARD

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GIRL IN A FARMYARD

Sale Date: September 21, 1994

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Mending the Tears, 1888

Winslow Homer

Mending the Tears, 1888

Sale Date: September 9, 1994

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AN ANGLER IN A BOAT BEFORE A COTTAGE IN A..., 1913

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AN ANGLER IN A BOAT BEFORE A COTTAGE IN A..., 1913

Sale Date: July 28, 1994

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The Whittling Boy, 1873

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The Whittling Boy, 1873

Sale Date: May 26, 1994

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Gargoyles at Notre Dame, 1867

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Gargoyles at Notre Dame, 1867

Sale Date: May 26, 1994

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On Guard, 1864

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On Guard, 1864

Sale Date: May 26, 1994

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In Autumn Woods, 1877

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In Autumn Woods, 1877

Sale Date: May 26, 1994

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St. John's River, Florida, 1890

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St. John's River, Florida, 1890

Sale Date: May 26, 1994

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STUDY FOR

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STUDY FOR "IN THE MOUNTAINS", 1877

Sale Date: May 25, 1994

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YOUNG FARMERS (STUDY FOR WEANING THE CALF)

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YOUNG FARMERS (STUDY FOR WEANING THE CALF)

Sale Date: May 25, 1994

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Mending the Tears, 1988

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Mending the Tears, 1988

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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EIGHT BELLS, 1887

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EIGHT BELLS, 1887

Sale Date: March 23, 1994

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Woman seated on a Bench, 1880

Winslow Homer

Woman seated on a Bench, 1880

Sale Date: March 17, 1994

Auction Closed

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