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Winslow Homer. (1986-1910). Skating on the Ladies’ Pond in the Central Park, New York, Wood engraving after Winslow Homer drawing. As published in Harper’s Weekly , January 28, 186013 -3/4 x 20-1/8 inches. Sharpshooter on Picket Duty: 1862.
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Winslow Homer (1986-1910)
Skating on the Ladies’ Pond in the Central Park, New York, Wood engraving after Winslow Homer drawing. As published in Harper’s Weekly, January 28, 186013-3/4 x 20-1/8 inches.
The Veteran in a New Field, 1865Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)Oil on canvas 24 1/8 x 38 1/8 in.
The Dinner Horn (Blowing the Horn at Seaside), 1870, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon • After the Civil War, Homer turned to everyday life in the new America for his subject matter. • His paintings show ordinary people at work or at play. • He showed his subjects in natural light as they really appeared
Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), 1873-1876, oil on canvas, Gift of the W. L. and May T. Mellon Foundation
The Milk Maid, 1878, watercolor over graphite on paper, Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel • One of Homer’s favorite subjects during the 1870’s was a solitary woman absorbed in thought or work. • He painted his first series of watercolors in 1873.
Blackboard,1877, watercolor, Gift (Partial and Promised) of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz Jr., in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art • The marks on the blackboard are part of a method of drawing instruction popular in the 1870’s. • At this time drawing was viewed as a practical skill. • Can you find the artist’s signature?
On the Stile, c. 1878, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Girl Carrying a Basket, 1882, watercolor over graphite on paper, Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel
The Life LineMade in United States, North and Central America, 1884, Oil on canvas28 5/8 x 44 3/4 inches
Incoming Tide, Scarboro Maine, 1883, watercolor on paper, Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel
Native Huts, Nassau, 1885, watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
The Blue Boat, 1892, watercolor over graphite pencil on paper, (15 3/16 x 21 1/2 in.)
The Gulf Stream, 1899. Winslow Homer Oil on canvas, photo 1994 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Homer often make more than one version of the same picture. Compare and contrast these two pictures.
What differences can you find between these two versions of Snap the Whip?
How would you compare the etching Saved, to the painting The Life Line?