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The US American Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) was a painter and draughtsman. His talent as a draughtsman showed early on, which was greatly encouraged by his parents. After his apprenticeship with a lithographer Homer earned his money mainly with drawings for magazines like Harper's Weekly. Later he was commissioned to draw the introduction of Abraham Lincoln to Washington. In 1861 Homer started to deal with painting and took lessons with Frederic Rondel besides some courses he attended at the National Academy School. He also travelled to the fronts of the American Civil War in the years 1861 - 65 as a draughtsman for Fletcher Harper. Later he also travelled to Europe and exhibited there.
In his paintings Homer deals with the American Civil War in many different ways. In particular, he captured the fifth New York Infantry Regiment with its bright red uniforms in several paintings, such as in "Briarwood Pipe" (1864). He exhibited them in New York and Paris, where they quickly found buyers. From 1883 Homer moved with his family to Prouts Neck and shifted his subjects to nature and seascapes such as "Artist sketching in the white mountains" (1868), "The fog warning" (1885) or "Gulf stream" (1889).
The US American Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) was a painter and draughtsman. His talent as a draughtsman showed early on, which was greatly encouraged by his parents. After his apprenticeship with a lithographer Homer earned his money mainly with drawings for magazines like Harper's Weekly. Later he was commissioned to draw the introduction of Abraham Lincoln to Washington. In 1861 Homer started to deal with painting and took lessons with Frederic Rondel besides some courses he attended at the National Academy School. He also travelled to the fronts of the American Civil War in the years 1861 - 65 as a draughtsman for Fletcher Harper. Later he also travelled to Europe and exhibited there.
In his paintings Homer deals with the American Civil War in many different ways. In particular, he captured the fifth New York Infantry Regiment with its bright red uniforms in several paintings, such as in "Briarwood Pipe" (1864). He exhibited them in New York and Paris, where they quickly found buyers. From 1883 Homer moved with his family to Prouts Neck and shifted his subjects to nature and seascapes such as "Artist sketching in the white mountains" (1868), "The fog warning" (1885) or "Gulf stream" (1889).