Winslow Homer, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

Winslow Homer

American · 1836–1910 · Painter, Printmaker

Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Winslow Homer, Sailboats at Gloucester, 1880, watercolor and pencil on paperSailboats at GloucesterBonhams · $239,775≈ £203,251≈ €232,363Sign up to see
  2. Winslow Homer, The Dutch DoorThe Dutch DoorRago Auctions · $137,500≈ £101,364≈ €114,880Sign up to see
  3. Winslow Homer, Two Girls in Sunbonnets at a Well, 1879, Pencil and Chinese white on paperTwo Girls in Sunbonnets at a WellBarridoff Auctions · $70,000≈ £53,656≈ €64,132Sign up to see

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Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art in general.

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Born 1836, BostonDied 1910, Prouts NeckOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, Illustrator, PhotographerWikidata Q344838 ↗ULAN 500019202 ↗Museum works 24

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Also known as Attr Winslow Homer, Homer, homer w., w. homer, W.m Homer, Wm. Homer, Wm. (unidentified) Homer

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Winslow Homer, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)
Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)1873-1876 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the W. L. and May T. Mellon Foun…
Winslow Homer, Hound and Hunter
Hound and Hunter1892 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Stephen C. Clark — Open Access (…
Winslow Homer, Right and Left
Right and Left1909 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Avalon Foundation — Open Acc…
Winslow Homer, Sunset
Sunsetc. 1875 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of John W. Beatty, Jr. — Open Acces…
Winslow Homer, The Red School House
The Red School House1873 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
Winslow Homer, Autumn
Autumn1877 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
Winslow Homer, Tethered
Tethered1864
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Preparing for the March
Preparing for the March1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, End of the March [recto]
End of the March [recto]1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Roof Line [verso]
Roof Line [verso]1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Supply Train
Supply Train1864
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Playing Cards
Playing Cards1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Sutler's Tent, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry [recto]
Sutler's Tent, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry [recto]1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Thanksgiving in Camp [verso]
Thanksgiving in Camp [verso]
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Winslow Homer, The Herring Net
The Herring Net1885 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection — public …
Winslow Homer, Croquet Scene
Croquet Scene1866 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection; Goodman Fund — …
Winslow Homer, Early Morning After a Storm at Sea
Early Morning After a Storm at Sea1900–1903 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)
Winslow Homer, The Brierwood Pipe
The Brierwood Pipe1864 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…
Winslow Homer, After the Hurricane, Bahamas
After the Hurricane, Bahamas1899 · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection — public …
Winslow Homer, The Water Fan
The Water Fan1898/99 · Watercolor, with blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough twill-textured, ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy A., John A., Jr., and Christopher H…
Winslow Homer, The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Streamprobably 1899, dated by the artist "1889" · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and traces of blotting, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately textured, ivory wove paper (lower edge trimmed)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection — public …
Winslow Homer, Life-Size Black Bass
Life-Size Black Bass1904 · Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over graphite, on thick, moderately textured (twill texture on verso), ivory wove paper (left, right and lower edges trimmed)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Brooks McCormick — public domain (CC0)
Winslow Homer, Boy with Anchor
Boy with Anchor1873 · Watercolor and graphite on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund — Op…
Winslow Homer, Leaping Trout
Leaping Trout1889 · watercolor over graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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