A PARISIAN BALL--DANCING AT THE CASINO

Homer, Winslow

Verlag: Harper's Weekly, New York, 1867

Beschreibung

Original wood engraving by Winslow Homer. Image: 9 1/8 inches by 13 3/4 inches; Sheet: 11 inches by 16 inches. This first (only) impression was printed in Harper's Weekly, November 23, 1867. Both the woodblock and the electrotype plate were destroyed after the engraving was printed. Winslow Homer decided to pursue an artistic career early on and apprenticed himself to the Boston lithographer John H. Bufford when he was 19 years old. This was his only training before he became a professional illustrator when he was 21. Homer was largely a self-taught artist, something that gave him a fresh, independent eye that distinguished him from more academically trained artists. He became a freelance artist for the weekly illustrated magazines, such as Harper's Weekly, and he moved to New York to be at the center of this world. In fact, he was the best in his field in America at the height of popularity of these papers aimed toward a mass audience. Homer already had a national reputation in his twenties due to his engravings (known simply as illustrations by his 19th century audience). The illustration offered here is one of 3 that Homer sent back to Harper's near the end of the year that he spent studying in Paris, and it shows the beginnings of a more mature artistry that characterized his work subsequent to that trip. Note: We have available more than 100 original Winslow Homer wood engravings and lithographs. Please inquire. This is a very good impression in very good condition. Full margins. Now archivally matted and ready for a standard 16" by 20" frame. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers W2494

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A PARISIAN BALL--DANCING AT THE CASINO

Verlag: Harper's Weekly, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1867

Einband: Single Sheet

Illustrator: Winslow Homer

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: Original.

Art des Buches: Fine Art Print