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WINSLOW HOMER. Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda. Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). Dimensions: 13 15/16 x 20 15/16 in. (35.4 x 53.2 cm). Date: 1899.
Beginning in 1884, Homer made many winter visits to tropical locations and watercolor became his preferred medium while traveling. In contrast to his weighty and carefully considered Cullercoats watercolors, his tropical pictures were lighter in handling and less formal in composition. In late 1885 and early 1886, he went to Florida, painting in Tampa and Key West. He returned in 1890, staying in the fishing community of Enterprise on the St. Johns River and painting watercolors notable for their fluid washes and delicate color harmonies. During the winter of 1898-99, Homer was once again in the Bahamas. In one of the most productive periods of his later years, he created at least twenty-five watercolors, distinguished from those of 1884-85 by even brighter light, more saturated colors, broader strokes, and far less use of pencil underdrawing. Similar quantities and even looser handling are found in the watercolors such as this one, which he painted during his visit to Bermuda in 1899.
Homer's mature watercolors are suggestive and experimental, immediate responses to visual experience. Although these works look effortless, they were carefully planned, and even the most assured among them reveals the artist's changes and corrections. "You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors," Homer is reported to have said. His prediction was accurate: his watercolors provided him with a handsome income, they have never ceased to be admired, and their influence on artists of succeeding generations has been profound.

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Auteur:

WINSLOW HOMER (1836-1910)

Titre:

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda

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Traduction automatique: Jardin de fleurs et bungalow, Bermudes. Artiste : Winslow Homer (Américain, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). Dimensions : 13 15/16 x 20 15/16 in. (35,4 x 53,2 cm). Date : 1899. À partir de 1884, Homer a effectué de nombreuses visites hivernales dans des régions tropicales et l'aquarelle est devenue son médium préféré lors de ses voyages. Contrairement à ses aquarelles Cullercoats lourdes et soigneusement étudiées, ses images tropicales étaient plus légères dans la manipulation et moins formelles dans la composition. À la fin de 1885 et au début de 1886, il se rendit en Floride, peignant à Tampa et à Key West. Il revient en 1890, séjourne dans la communauté de pêcheurs d'Enterprise sur la rivière Saint-Jean et peint des aquarelles remarquables pour leurs lavis fluides et leurs délicates harmonies de couleurs. Au cours de l'hiver 1898-99, Homer est de nouveau aux Bahamas. Dans l'une des périodes les plus productives de ses dernières années, il a créé au moins vingt-cinq aquarelles, se distinguant de celles de 1884-1885 par une lumière encore plus vive, des couleurs plus saturées, des traits plus larges et beaucoup moins de dessin au crayon. Des quantités similaires et une manipulation encore plus lâche se retrouvent dans les aquarelles comme celle-ci, qu'il a peinte lors de sa visite aux Bermudes en 1899. Les aquarelles matures d'Homère sont des réponses suggestives et expérimentales, immédiates à l'expérience visuelle. Bien que ces ?uvres semblent sans effort, elles ont été soigneusement planifiées, et même les plus assurées d'entre elles révèlent les changements et les corrections de l'artiste. "Vous verrez, à l'avenir je vivrai de mes aquarelles", aurait déclaré Homère. Sa prédiction était exacte : ses aquarelles lui procuraient de beaux revenus, elles n'ont jamais cessé d'être admirées et leur influence sur les artistes des générations suivantes a été profonde.

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda. Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). Dimensions: 13 15/16 x 20 15/16 in. (35.4 x 53.2 cm). Date: 1899. Beginning in 1884, Homer made many winter visits to tropical locations and watercolor became his preferred medium while traveling. In contrast to his weighty and carefully considered Cullercoats watercolors, his tropical pictures were lighter in handling and less formal in composition. In late 1885 and early 1886, he went to Florida, painting in Tampa and Key West. He returned in 1890, staying in the fishing community of Enterprise on the St. Johns River and painting watercolors notable for their fluid washes and delicate color harmonies. During the winter of 1898-99, Homer was once again in the Bahamas. In one of the most productive periods of his later years, he created at least twenty-five watercolors, distinguished from those of 1884-85 by even brighter light, more saturated colors, broader strokes, and far less use of pencil underdrawing. Similar quantities and even looser handling are found in the watercolors such as this one, which he painted during his visit to Bermuda in 1899. Homer's mature watercolors are suggestive and experimental, immediate responses to visual experience. Although these works look effortless, they were carefully planned, and even the most assured among them reveals the artist's changes and corrections. "You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors," Homer is reported to have said. His prediction was accurate: his watercolors provided him with a handsome income, they have never ceased to be admired, and their influence on artists of succeeding generations has been profound.

Technique/matériel:

Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper

Musée:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Crédit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Taille de l'image:

6230 x 4158 px | 74.1 MB

Taille d'impression:

52.7 x 35.2 cm | 20.8 x 13.9 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • UNITED STATES • WINSLOW HOMER