Herdrich, Stephanie L.
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents
- ISBN 13:
- 9781588397478
- author:
- Herdrich, Stephanie L.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 25 x 28.8 x 2.4 centimetres (0.6
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents offers a fresh perspective on the life and work of this American artist. Long regarded as a regionalist painter, Homer's oeuvre reveals a broader exploration of the Atlantic world, tackling themes of racial, political, and natural conflict throughout his career. This publication delves into Homer's watercolors and oil paintings from visits to Bermuda, Cuba, coastal Florida, and the Bahamas, including The Gulf Stream (1899), a painting that has long been considered one of his most consequential works. The book also examines his depictions of rural life and the sea, as well as his Civil War and Reconstruction paintings, which grapple with the unresolved effects of war on landscape, soldiers, and formerly enslaved individuals. By reevaluating Homer's work, Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents challenges prevailing conceptions and argues that his art remains relevant to contemporary issues.
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