Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Naturalism
Date and Place of Birth:
February 24, 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Life:
Homer specialized in maritime art and produced many seascapes. He also depicted farm life, as well as scenes from the War Between the States (US Civil War). It was the latter, in fact, published in Harper's Weekly during the war, that brought him fame and enough money to eventually begin spending his winters in the Caribbean and Bahamas. He preferred working in oils, but his watercolors represent some of his finest (and nearly Impressionistic) work.
Important Works:
- Snap the Whip, 1872
- West Point, Prout's Neck, Maine, 1900
- On a Lee Shore, 1900
Date and Place of Death:
September 29, 1910, Prout's Neck, Maine
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