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Painted in 1870, this work belongs to American artist Winslow Homer’s early mature period, when he was moving beyond his fame as an illustrator and developing ambitious paintings of modern American life. Three women stand on a sandy beach under a pale, open sky as waves roll into the seashore. A woman in the center faces slightly away as she bends to wring water from her long hair and heavy bathing dress. The wet fabric clings to her body and drops in dark folds toward her calves. Her skin is bright against the darker garment, and her stance feels steady and private. Nearby, two other women in bathing clothes remain closer to the surf. One sits on the ground adjusting her shoes while he other with her back to us seems to be grabbing her long black skirt. Together they create a sense of a shared outing to Eagle Head at Manchester-by-the-Sea. A small dark dog startles at the dripping water near the women’s feet. Homer places the women between land and sea, with rough stones, shallow foam, and a broad horizon making the air feel cool, salty, and exposed. After the Civil War, Homer often depicted women in public space, and here leisure is quietly charged with social tension as bathing costumes suggest modesty. Not surprisingly, the scene unsettled some early viewers, who read the women’s wet clothing and physical presence through the lenses of class, decorum, and gender. That unease still animates the picture. The central bather appears absorbed in her own bodily experience, not posed for us, and that inwardness gives the scene its mystery. Rather than idealizing the women, Homer gives them weight, presence, and individuality. The result is both observational and radical for a painting about seaside recreation, but also about modern womanhood, privacy, and the uneasy act of looking.
"Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)" by Winslow Homer (American) - Oil on canvas / 1870 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York) #WomenInArt #WinslowHomer #Homer #1870sArt #MetMuseum #TheMET #AmericanArt #BeachArt #art #artText #AmericanArtist #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt
This quiet watercolor portrait of a young woman intently peeling a lemon is typical of Winslow Homer’s oeuvre during the 1870s. He began his artistic career as a magazine illustrator and printmaker, making a name for himself with his scenes from the US Civil War that appeared in the “Harper’s Weekly” publication. By 1875, Homer was financial able to focus on his art production full-time, and his subjects at this turning point were often women at leisure and children. Watercolor was a natural medium for Homer’s light touch and keen eye (he also painted in oils) and “Lemon” shows why: his ability to capture soft lighting and modeling was extraordinary. Here, a solitary woman is seated on a stool as she peels a lemon. Her attention is completely on her task; she seems unrushed and unbothered and is completely at ease. Homer has used a soft neutral wash as the background, keeping the focus on the woman and her activity.
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WINSLOW HOMER (1836 – 1910), “Lemon”, 1876. The Clark Museum, Williamstown, Massachusetts US.
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This #WinslowHomer painting captures what it feels like for a decent, responsible adult trying to push through life in the United States during the #Trump regime's reign of stupidity and terror. Keep going. Survive. Help others survive. Rebuild when it's finally over.
Winslow Homer, "A Fisherman's Daughter," watercolor and gouache, 1873; The Cleveland Museum of Art. #winslowhomer #americanart #paintings #peintures #modernart #art #arte #watercolor #gouache #aquarelle #museum #artgallery
#WinslowHomer was born in Boston #OnThisDay in 1836; one of the greatest of all American artists, Homer's art is exemplified in all its dynamism in paintings such as "Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) (1873–76) (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
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Flower Garden & Bungalow, Bermuda (1899)
Happy Birthday to Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910)!
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Winslow Homer, born this day, 1836
Fox Hunt - my favorite of his, and also the largest painting he did. I luckily get to see it often at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art museum here in Philadelphia.
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Winslow Homer - Biography and Works
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Birthday Remembrances. Today, Feb 24, 1836 – #WinslowHomer, American painter and illustrator (d. 1910) was born.
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Long Branch, New Jersey (1869)
Œuvre de l’artiste 🇺🇸 Winslow Homer
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Winslow Homer, "Fishing Boats, Key West," watercolor on paper, 1903; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. #winslowhomer #watercolor #aquarelle #acuarela #modernart #seascape #boats #paintings #peintures #art #arte #museum #artgallery
A woman stands at ease beside the trunk of a slender palm, her body mostly front-facing while her head turns to the left, away from us. She has a light brown skin tone, deep-set eyes, and long dark hair partly covered by a patterned, plaid patchwork shawl that wraps around her shoulders and head. One arm folds across her chest as the other hangs softly down. Her clothing is practical and layered including a red-and-white blouse, a brown apron over a long white skirt, and gray shoes with small red accents. The setting is lush and humid with dense green leaves and shrubs punctuated by a few red blossoms. The ground is sandy and light while the sky behind the foliage is washed to an off-white glow. The watercolor handling keeps edges airy and breathable, with the woman’s calm presence held against the living, textured greens. Painted in Key West in January 1886, this work has also circulated under titles that frame the sitter as “A Key West Native” and “Florida Landscape and Figure.” That naming matters because it points to how often women are made “types” rather than fully named individuals. Yet American artist Winslow Homer’s composure here resists spectacle. The woman’s turned gaze suggests she is not posed for our permission as she appears mid-thought, self-contained, and unhurried. The palm becomes both shelter and vertical boundary like an everyday landmark that quietly centers her, giving the scene a sense of heat, shade, and stillness. By early 1886, Homer was deep into his mature period. He was based in Prouts Neck, Maine, but traveled south in winter to work in watercolor and recharge his palette with subtropical light. Florida/Caribbean excursions in the mid-1880s helped push his watercolors beyond “sketch” status into major finished works that are bold, economical, and structurally confident while also broadening his subject matter to include Black and Caribbean life, even as viewers then and now debate the social and colonial implications of that gaze.
"Under a Palm Tree" by Winslow Homer (American) - Watercolor on wove paper / 1886 - National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) #WomenInArt #WinslowHomer #Homer #NationalGalleryofArt #Watercolor #AmericanArt #AmericanArtist #bahamianArt #WomenInPortraiture #art #artText #BlueskyArt #PortraitofaWoman
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#HudsonRiverLogging 1891-1892
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🪵🌊Homer’ın eseri, sadece bir manzara değil!
✨Nehir sürücüleri sıkışan dev tomrukları açmak için hayatlarını riske atıyordu. Homer, bize bu tehlikeli anı dondurmuş.📷
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#Girlshellingpeas 1873
İç Savaş sonrası Amerika'nın kırsal yaşamını yansıtan bu eser, ışık ve gölge kullanımıyla anı yaşatıyor. ✨🎨🖼️
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“Surf, Prout’s Neck.” Winslow Homer (American; 1836–1910). Watercolor, 1883. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Winslow Homer, "Gathering Berries," wood engraving on paper, Harper's Weekly, 1874. #engraving #bw #bandw #blackandwhite #illustration #drawing #winslowhomer #art #museum #artgallery #printmaking
A book entitled "Milton Avery" by Robert Hobbs. The cover shows a lyrical semi-abstract painting of a shoreline and the ocean in shades of blue and black,
A book entitled "Spain: A History in Art" by Bradley Smith. An introduction to the history of Spain, and the art of Spain. The word Spain in the title is in large black lowercase letters, calligraphed on a white background. Above the title is a detail from a medieval painting in blue, red, black and white.
Artist Saul Steinberg's book "The Labyrinth". The artist's last name is written by hand in large thin letters. The title is down below in heavy black type. Between the two is a drawing by the artist of a man's head and shoulders in profile, looking to the left. He's wearing a jacket and a red tie. But we can see inside his head, which is empty, and occupied by a white bunny rabbit, which is looking out through his eyes.
A large horizontal art book entitled :Winslow Homer Watercolors". The cover art shows a tropical shoreline with a house in the middle distance, the ocean in the background. The foreground shows tropical vegetation and red and yellow flowers.
#Artbooks shipping to new homes this morning 👇
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Winslow Homer watercolor works exhibit poster at Boston’s MFA.
One of the curator’s helpful additons explaining the words Homer painted on the walls of his workspace.
A monumental Dale Chihuly piece in the MFA atrium. The glass sculpture is bright chartreuse and resembles a tall thin pine.
At the #MFABoston for an excellent Winslow Homer watercolor exhibit. Good fun! #art #watercolor #winslowhomer
“Storm, Bahamas.” Winslow Homer (American; 1836–1910). Transparent watercolor on wove paper, 1885. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Prouts Neck is a private, gated peninsula in Scarborough, Maine, known as an exclusive summer community with historic "cottages" and a strong sense of tradition, famously home to painter Winslow Homer's studio. It features dramatic rocky coastlines, the scenic Cliff Walk, and the Black Point Inn, attracting generations of families and offering a glimpse into a bygone era of coastal living.
Prouts Neck Scarborough Maine
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#TheBeanPicker 1876
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Amerikan realizminin ustası Winslow Homer’dan bir başyapıt! 🎨
Homer, bu eserinde kırsal yaşamın sadeliğini ve emeğin onurunu büyüleyici bir ışıkla sunuyor. ☀️🌱✨
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