Winslow Homer

• Name: Winslow Homer
• Birth Year: 1836
• Death Year: 1910
• City of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
• Notable Characteristics: Realism and naturalism, seascapes, landscapes, and portraits
• Notable Artwork: The Gulf Stream

Homer’s work gained recognition in the late 1860s and early 1870s when he began painting seascapes. Homer is also known for being one of the leading artists of the Modern Art Movement.

One of his most famous works, The Gulf Stream, depicting a man adrift on a small boat surrounded by sharks while struggling to survive amidst turbulent waves, became an iconic piece representing America’s relationship with nature during this period.

Winslow Homer Artwork