Winslow Homer: American Vision, Close to Nature

Renowned for his powerful paintings of American life and scenery, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) remains a consequential figure whose art continues to appeal to broad audiences.  Homer’s illustrations, watercolors, and oil paintings are among the most powerful and expressive of late 19th-century American art. He depicted happy scenes of fashionable ladies promenading along the seashore and children frolicking in a meadow after school. But he also gave us disquieting images of isolation and danger, and of conflict.

His marine paintings illustrating the untamed, elemental forces of nature are some of the most intense and affecting images he created. He also gave us dramatic scenes of rescue and hunting as well as monumental seascapes and dazzling tropical works painted throughout the Atlantic world.

This talk by lecturer Janet Mandel will acquaint you with this extraordinary American artist and many of his works, and will prepare you well to enjoy the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s retrospective Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents that will be on view from April 11 through July 31, 2022. Featuring 88 oils and watercolors, Crosscurrents represents the largest critical overview of Homer’s art and life in more than a quarter of a century.

The event is open to all and no registration is required.

It is made possible with the support of The Friends of the Livingston Public Library.