Winslow Homer Research Paper

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Winslow Homer’s was one Americans best known landscape painter in the nineteen century. If any painter has capture the beauty of the main coast, the thrilling play of water and light against rock it has to be Winslow Homer’s. He’s a realist and nationalist. He interesting in telling you about power of nature in a single wave. Many people are familiar with Winslow painting but not everyone knew where he was painting. His studio was located in Prout’s Neck and that’s where he live and work until his death. The Portland Museum of Art, just finish a five year renovation. Now this museum is open to the public and for the first time it was purchase by his grandnephew. Winslow homer stretch his name in one of the window, his chair and his pipe are

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