No comments about History of American Painting: That Wilder Image, the Native School from Thomas Cole to Winslow Homer (History of American Painting).

1 comments about Masters of Color and Light.

1. A good over view of how watercolor caught on in America and rose to the standard of English work in that medium. Worth getting for the chapter on William Trost Richards, who really ought to be part of an American Watercolor Triumverate, along with Homer and Sargent. There are out of print monographs on Richards but this seems to be the best place to see examples of his work if you can't get your hands on them.

No comments about The World of Winslow Homer, 1836-1910.

No comments about Winslow Homer,.

No comments about Weathering the Storm: Inside Winslow Homer's Gulf Stream (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures).

1 comments about Winslow Homer and the Sea.

1. What a beautiful story of one of my favorite painters. I learned so much about how to look in depth.

No comments about Winslow Homer, American Artist: His World and His Work.

2 comments about Winslow Homer Watercolors (Watson-Guptill Famous Artists).

1. This is an excellect book for anyone who is interested in painting, watercoler and/or Winslow Homer. It has a representative sample of Homers' work with large color plates, along with a discussion of each painting which places it in the context of Homers' life and career at the time the work was created.



2. The book opens with a chronology and a bibliography. This is followed by a ten page essay which provides a chronological record of Homer's development and his work. The remainder of the book is taken up with the colour plates, each of which is presented on the right hand page with the facing page offering details and comments on the work. These notes are generally objective and informative.
   
   The large square format of the book combined with taking the image almost to the edges of the page, allows the images to be reproduced to a good size. However, while there is no problem with the clarity of the images they appear a little weak in colour, and lack the vibrancy one would expect from watercolours. While I have not been fortunate to see the works in the original, reproductions I have seen elsewhere look more convincing. I feel too that the choice of a modern serif font for the text is not the best choice; it certainly has not reproduced well and despite being fairly large is not that easy to read across the wide page.
   
   This is a well produced book which offers thirty two full colour plates covering the range of the artist's watercolour output.

No comments about Drawings of Winslow Homer (Master Draughtsman Ser.).

2 comments about Winslow Homer: Artist and Angler.

1. The art is amazing. And the book is a fine academic effort at explaining Homer.

   However, each chapter is authored by a different writer and not every chapter is equally well-crafted. This individual essay format also thwarts any attempt to present a cohesive story arc.

   In the end, I still wonder exactly why the outdoors meant so much to Homer; none of the author's fully or successfully explained that crucual detail.

   Also, by limiting the book to fishing, the authors have excluded a major portion of Homer's sporting life and artistic inspiration. His hunting pictures are among his most commanding and they get little or no attention in this book. Sport of all sort seems to have informed Homer's life -- and art -- throughout the year; a book simply about his angling art therefore fails to provide a full picture of the man, his life, and his work.

   But the stunning art alone is worth the price of admission.




2. I found this book to be outstanding. It is packed with good-quality prints of Homer's works. I love his watercolors the most. I haven't read the book yet, but mostly got it for the beautiful paintings. I am very excited to have this book. It's beautiful.