Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer is regarded by many as one of North America's best painters. His work was enjoyed in the late 1800's and is still popular today. Winslow's use of colour, perspective, and subject matter is still intriguing. Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 24, 1836 and was the first of four children in his family. In 1842, his family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Winslow became an apprentice to a lithographer, J.H. Bufford. After …

…was so well known that people and the media were always bothering him. During this time he still continued to paint and engrave. Some people think that it was then that he made his best work. Winslow Homers paintings and engravings have been enjoyed for over a century. His works are spread across North America in museums and galleries for the public to marvel. Winslow Homer was surely one of the greatest North American artist.