Winslow Homer, Painter

Boston-born artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) began his career as a magazine illustrator of Civil War scenes.

When he was 40 years old, he took up painting full time, and developed a direct, realistic and very colorful style.

Working at Prouts Neck ME, he rendered the beautiful but tempestuous Maine coast as no other artist has done.

His naval and maritime oils and watercolors hold a unique prominence in American art.

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