Winslow Homer Watercolors (Watson-Guptill Famous Artists) (Paperback)

by Donelson F. Hoopes (Author) "During the summer of 1878, Homer visited a place called Houghton Farm, at Mountainville, New York..." (more)
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Donelson F. Hoopes devotes a beautiful volume exclusively to the most popular of all American watercolorists. Published in cooperation with The Brooklyn Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the book includes virtually the entire Winslow Homer collection of both museums.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823023265
• ISBN-13: 978-0823023264
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #735,153 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Covers the range of the artist's watercolours, January 7, 2008

By	Benjamin (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

The book opens with a chronology and a bibliography. This is followed by a ten page essay which provides a chronological record of Homer's development and his work. The remainder of the book is taken up with the colour plates, each of which is presented on the right hand page with the facing page offering details and comments on the work. These notes are generally objective and informative.

The large square format of the book combined with taking the image almost to the edges of the page, allows the images to be reproduced to a good size. However, while there is no problem with the clarity of the images they appear a little weak in colour, and lack the vibrancy one would expect from watercolours. While I have not been fortunate to see the works in the original, reproductions I have seen elsewhere look more convincing. I feel too that the choice of a modern serif font for the text is not the best choice; it certainly has not reproduced well and despite being fairly large is not that easy to read across the wide page.

This is a well produced book which offers thirty two full colour plates covering the range of the artist's watercolour output.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for lovers of watercolor, August 23, 2007

By	C. Lawton (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an excellect book for anyone who is interested in painting, watercoler and/or Winslow Homer. It has a representative sample of Homers' work with large color plates, along with a discussion of each painting which places it in the context of Homers' life and career at the time the work was created.