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Winslow Homer

1836

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Smithsonian

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American Painting and Sculpture, 1862�1932

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1932–1933

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A Brief Survey of Modern Painting

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1932

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Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1930

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Homer, Ryder, and Eakins

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1930

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1996.63.141
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

Winslow Homer 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.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (20)

Life-Size Black Bass

1904 · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper (left, right and lower edges trimmed)

35 × 52.6 cm (13 13/16 × 20 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stowing Sail

1903 · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, scraping and graphite, on thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper

35.5 × 55.4 cm (14 × 21 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba

1902 · Oil on canvas

30 1/2 x 50 1/2 in. (77.5 x 128.3 cm) Framed: 43 7/8 x 63 5/8 x 6 in. (111.4 x 161.6 x 15.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Early Morning After a Storm at Sea

1900 · oil on canvas

Framed: 111 x 160 x 12 cm (43 11/16 x 63 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 76.8 x 127 cm (30 1/4 x 50 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

After the Hurricane, Bahamas

1899 · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper

37.2 × 54.2 cm (14 11/16 × 21 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Gulf Stream

1899 · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and traces of blotting, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, ivory wove paper (lower edge trimmed)

28.8 × 50.9 cm (11 3/8 × 20 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Water Fan

1898 · Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper

37.4 × 53.4 cm (14 3/4 × 21 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Northeaster

1895 · Oil on canvas

34 1/2 x 50 in. (87.6 x 127 cm) Framed: 48 13/16 x 64 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (124 x 164.5 x 15 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Leaping Trout

1889 · watercolor over graphite

Sheet: 35 x 50.6 cm (13 3/4 x 19 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Herring Net

1885 · Oil on canvas

76.5 × 122.9 cm (30 1/8 × 48 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Inside the Bar

1883 · Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper

16 x 29 in. (40.6 x 73.7 cm) Framed: 28 1/2 x 41 3/8 in. (72.4 x 105.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shepherd and Shepherdess

1878 · Glazed earthenware, overglaze enamel decoration

Overall: 36 x 49 1/4 in. (91.4 x 125.1 cm) Each tile: 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shepherdess

1878 · charcoal with brush and brown wash, heightened with white chalk; framing lines in graphite

Sheet: 41.8 x 25.8 cm (16 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Image: 41 x 24.1 cm (16 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Clam-Bake

1873 · watercolor, gouache, and graphite

Sheet: 19.7 x 34.6 cm (7 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Boy with Anchor

1873 · watercolor and gouache with graphite

Sheet: 19.4 x 34.9 cm (7 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Fisherman's Daughter

1873 · watercolor and gouache over graphite

Sheet: 24.2 x 32.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rainy Day in Camp

1871 · Oil on canvas

20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Croquet Scene

1866 · Oil on canvas

40.3 × 66.2 cm (15 7/8 × 26 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Veteran in a New Field

1865 · Oil on canvas

24 1/8 x 38 1/8in. (61.3 x 96.8cm) Framed: 37 3/8 × 51 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (94.9 × 130.2 × 13.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Brierwood Pipe

1864 · oil on canvas

Framed: 68.9 x 64.1 x 9.2 cm (27 1/8 x 25 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.); Unframed: 42.8 x 37.5 cm (16 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.); Former: 69 x 64 x 8 cm (27 3/16 x 25 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

20 published of 20 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Met
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7 entries · 1 sources

Boy with Anchor
1873 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Fisherman's Daughter
1873 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Early Morning After a Storm at Sea
1900 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Brierwood Pipe
1864 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Leaping Trout
1889 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Shepherdess
1878 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Clam-Bake
1873 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Group Exhibition American Painting and Sculpture, 1862�1932

New York · 1932

Group Exhibition A Brief Survey of Modern Painting

New York · 1932

Group Exhibition Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture

New York · 1930

Group Exhibition Homer, Ryder, and Eakins

New York · 1930