Winslow homer biography art carney
Winslow Homer (1836–1910) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
| Winslow Homer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Feb. 24, 1836 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | Sep. 29, 1910 (at age 74) Prouts Neck, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lithography apprenticeship, 1855-56 National Academy of Design (painting), 1863 Paris, France (informal), 1867 |
| Movement | Realism |
| Field | Drawing Wood engraving Oil painting Watercolor painting |
Winslow Homer was born on February 24, 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Homer, at age 19, became a trainee in a certain print-making corporation.
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In 1859, Homer transferred to New York and worked there as a freelance cartoonist. There and then, he developed some techniques in etching in simple forms with a dramatic contrast of shade and light.
Homer was self-educating himself even while he attended art classes. He experimented with the set of laws made by art theorists like Michel Chevreul.
Michel’s “Laws on the Contrasts of Colour” was considered “Bible” by Homer.
Homer created a few seascapes made in oil like Beach Scene Winslow Homer: American Passage: Cross, William R ... KINU