01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings - With Footnotes, #86

Winslow Homer, (1836–1910)

The Fisher Girl, c. 1894

Oil on canvas

71.8 × 71.8 cm (2.3 × 2.3 ft)

Mead Art Museum,  Amherst, Massachusetts 

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art.

Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator.[1] He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively in watercolor, creating a fluid and prolific oeuvre, primarily chronicling his working vacations. More on Winslow Homer 

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