The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-03
NInSIOM Homer.

More than any other painter of his
generation, the late WINSLOw HOMER
has come TO stand a. representatively
national The American quality Of his
work was recognized and proclaimed
at Paris. not alone because Of his
choice of subjects. hut also because Of
the technical methods involved HOMER
did not lean heavily on any school. The
rugged frankness and unialtering sim
plCitv of his nature made abhorrent TO
him schools. CliqueS and movements
But Il he lived a hermithke existence in
his Maine studio, almost surrounded by
the sea hr so lovcd. the sound OF whose
waters never ceased he did not de
vclop vein of mi-anthropy or indulge
IN a barren egoIsm On the contrary
his work bccam" richer. more human,
when this poet and painter approached
natug" closely II" began hv delineat-
ing sr"n"s that mad" instant appeal TO
the popular fancy His Prisoner from
IN" Front Appeared AT the moment
when n would bc most appreciated.
iS,,j and IN his genre pictures II negro
NJ" and character %" rivall"d the fame
Of EASTMAN JOHNSON.
BUT ~" real WINsLow HoMRE Is the
painter 81 the SEA. the interpreter II Us
mood-. H. tcmp"S'- and walls pf foam
ing waters Few 81 his contemporaries
"Juallri hum IA suggesting 'h" illusion
~ The weight and movement ~ the ~"a
booming IN lonely. rock ribbed coasts
The water II GUSTAvE CoURBFT - ~
lmprrS-Iv" vc' not 80 rhy'hmic -
fluid ~ HoNFES The stark power of
hls ~"a-,uy,- reveals no" ohnra'tcr "
the man. 49, dl-hk" II decoration. hls
fundamental sincerity H. ART has
been called Hom"rI'. 'hc smile L.
hap'y on ~ tlnrsi he end WALT
WHIrMNN are akin IN their naked, heroic
his canvass NOR" than a hunt Of the
elemental forces. and he'au-c Of this be-
impressed both critic and public alike
with ms essential Amorlcanism
\ COMPARISON between his work and
that Of his fri"nds IN" elder group nf
american painters. would result m
placing him alone and A. the top His
temperament Wa- original. h." never
harmed much from ia" French. ~ did
H"MER NNErIN, reJhar~ ~" adv'o" ~
ions ~ FARCE NJ the turning p"lnt of
h- career "N"rt"d the most bnnahcent
influence. n" ,puld paint interest NJ
ln"od"trS - we'll a. the nth"r- bur h"
wa ~ nj best when handling -lngl"
'homr Nv" incoming tide the fi"ro" duet
IT wind and Wav" with granite cliffs
Nlwavs ~" ground bass II IN" seas rlIi"
chant sounds ~ dinpI-on throughout
h- n"b" art H. pnw"r- ~ c"mpp-
-ItInu wrr" mot r"'utrk'b,", lnd"'d. ~
IN such % p.nrurr - IN" Guif Stream
a. M" metropolitan Museum. u -
CONFUSED. though rh'- canvas Is not
among hrs most mastery ~" wis not
mnst.r - pictorial ouunt"rpo,nt hut
NJ" not" 81 grandeur b" unfalt"rInglv
-nuuI,,d when b." hgmu"d m" -"l ""
ha- had an army Of rmrtlior- ~ great
pupil Even In hI- irIrT"-, Uuul-tr. water
,ui,r- tine -nl1'" of hs Old age. be-
ha- NOT hrcn approached Hi Ing
l-n "out"mp,rIrv whr passed away
lat month. HpLMNN HUNT. had -nmc-
thing ~ W" sam" stern outlook upon
life and l1nd-"ap". bIt wh"rc HOMFH
glnriousiy ~urr""dri HIST falni 0 g..
IN ~" ~vnth"tl" gra-', ~ his them" The
Am"rIcan SAW life. If not NOR" steadily.
vet with = larger vision Both were
r"ilI-t, ~ FAR ~ surfaces w"r" con
o"rn.d bu' WINsInw HOVER had the
pr"frun%er r"mp"ram "nt above all he
WIS NOR" gift"d ~ d'-wan than the
Engli-hmnn. In the STORY Of A-lcri-
can art there will b. but on" WINsLow
HUMFn.