Winslow Homer : Force of Nature

Christine Riding. Christopher Riopelle. Chiara Di Stefano

ISBN 10: 1857096878 / ISBN 13: 9781857096873

Published by National Gallery Global Yale Unitiversity Press, London, 2023

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Yale University Press, London, 2023. Pictorial soft cover. Book condition : Very good to near fine, appears unread. Previous owners signature insid cover. , Published to accompany the exhibition held 10th Sept 2022 to 8 Jan 2023. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #SM022606.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Winslow Homer : Force of Nature
• Publisher: National Gallery Global Yale Unitiversity Press, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857096878
• ISBN 13: 9781857096873
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 678 grams

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Synopsis

An accessible introduction to American painter Winslow Homer, examining his work through the lens of conflict

A fresh exploration of the work of iconic American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) through the lens of conflict, a recurring theme in his prolific career. A persistent fascination with struggle permeates Homer’s art⁠—from emblematic images of the Civil War and Reconstruction to dazzling tropical works and monumental marines⁠—and reveals his lifelong engagement with the charged subjects of race, nature, and the environment.
 
This publication illuminates Homer’s preoccupation with the complex social and political issues of his era—war, slavery, imperialism—as well as his broader concerns with the fragility of human life and dominance of nature. These powerful themes are present in his earliest Civil War and Reconstruction paintings, which explore the effect of the conflict on the landscape, soldiers, and the formerly enslaved. They continue through his later images of rural life, dramatic rescues, and hunting⁠—paintings that grapple with the often uneasy relationship between humans and the natural world. Toward the end of his life, human figures were reduced to tiny, irrelevant presences, while the ocean acquired a pivotal role.

This richly illustrated volume will be published to accompany a retrospective at the National Gallery, organized in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press
 

About the Author

Christopher Riopelle is the Neil Westreich Curator of Post-1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London.
Christine Riding is the Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department and Curator of British Paintings at the National Gallery, London.
Chiara Di Stefano is the Harry M. Weinrebe Curatorial Fellow at the National Gallery, London.