Winslow Homer Exhibition

Only a couple of weeks left to see an exhibition of late works by Winslow Homer, produced while he was living on the coast of Maine.
The exhibition, at the Portland Museum of Art, closes on December 30th.

For more information about the exhibition, visit the website: portlandmuseum.org

Winslow Homer - Fishing

Kissing the Moon

Saco Bay

The Herring Net

Fog Warning
The last painting, Shark Fishing, 1885, is a watercolor.
Homer's work as an illustrator seems to have given him a wonderful eye for image-making. He makes strong, iconic images that reproduce well, and would not be out-competed by text.
This is due to: interesting viewpoints, simplicity of design, zooming in to the subject, strong tonal contrasts, and energetic lines.

Winslow Homer

This is a watercolour not an oil painting, but it's a good example of a simple and pleasingly balanced composition in a square. The square format helps to create a sense of restfulness. Homer has made a strong punchy image through the use of a wide tonal range from black to white, but there is also lots of interesting subtlety in the sky and shadows for the eye to lose itself in.

Winslow Homer - American

Watching the Breaker

Another example of strong tonal contrast producing a sense of drama appropriate to the subject of the work. White spray behind dark figures is a favourite device of seascape painters. The small area of dark rock on the left balances the dark on the right. Snow-covered rocks contribute to the contrast.

Winslow Homer - American

The Gulf Stream









A good painting to look at if you think you are having a bad day.

Winslow Homer - American

Undertow
1886

Interesting combination of figure and seascape genres. The figures are at just the right scale in the painting so that neither genre dominates the other.

Winslow Homer

The Wreck

Winslow Homer - American

Summer Night

Winslow Homer - American

Winslow Homer - American

Long Branch, New Jersey


Eastern Point, Prout's Neck


Cannon Rock

Beach Scene

Two aspects of the seascape: the dark and threatening, and the sunny and playful

(More) Winslow Homer - Coastal Scenes

A Norther, Key West

The Sand Dune

While not depicting much in the way of sea water, you can almost smell the sea breeze in these coastal scenes.

Winslow Homer (1836 -1910) USA

Maine Coast, 1896


Watching the Breakers: A High Sea, 1896

On the Beach

West Point, Prout's Neck, 1900, 76.4 x 122 cm

Watching the Breakers, 30 x 40 inches

Three Boys in a Dory, 21 x 12 inches

Northeaster (cool coloured reroduction)

Northeaster (more colourful reproduction)

Inside the Bar - watercolour and graphite

Eagle Head 26 x 38 inches

Summer Squall

Fog Warning

High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Winslow Homer
Early Morning After a Storm ar Sea
111 x 160 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art