Man and nature: the art of Winslow Homer. (painter)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Brock, Charles | Copyright information

Homer first gained prominence for his portrayals of the Civil War, and following the war he painted mostly rural and coastal subjects. Many of these expressed the primal relationship between man and nature that was a prevailing theme in his paintings.

WINSLOW HOMER first received critical recognition for his insightful portrayal of the Civil War. Nationally acclaimed as an illustrator and painter by the age of 30, he began to work regularly in watercolor as well as oil in the early...

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