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The American artist Winslow Homer painted the vibrant watercolor entitled Sailing the Catboat in 1873. During this period, the artist began engaging in watercolor painting and perfected this technique after visiting Gloucester, Massachusetts. He would conclude many finished works in the media, as well as studies in watercolor to later complete the final work in oil painting.
This artwork is the initial study for Homer’s greatest masterpiece entitled Breezing Up (or a Fair Wind), which can be seen in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C. and took the artist three years to conclude. The institute declares on their official website that this painting is one of the most beloved and recognizable artistic images of nineteenth-century America. Homer was greatly influenced by French Realists and Impressionists, especially Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet.
Homer visited France some years prior and also picked up the modern painter’s love for Japanese art. This exotic new art was fascinating because it went against everything Europe and America were used to seeing. Artists like Hokusai used daring compositions, bold colors and exuberant representations of nature. In Sailing the Catboat, this influence is evident because of the way Homer worked the duality of movement and stillness in the composition – he makes this even more apparent in the finished painting.
This dynamic scene shows a group of sailors sitting on the right side of a catboat to counterbalance the extreme movement of the boat. The white and yellow sail forms a severe angle to the left, while the back of the ship creates an opposite angle. The rapid waters were depicted with expressive strokes of blue, white, yellow, black and gray, creating a contrast of light and shadow. The bright sun provides beautiful areas of white reflexes on the surface of the water. A bold shadow casts on the men who stand against the light.
The men are all facing the front of the boat, against the viewer and were carefully positioned in natural poses, sitting and laying down. They all wear hats, and the figure on the right has the most detail in his clothing. On the right side of the far background, a couple of simple brushstrokes represent what seems to be an island. The sky is mostly white and yellow, with some light blue areas, depicting a tropical, sunny day.
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If you have any request to alter your reproduction of Sailing the Catboat, you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of Sailing the Catboat that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
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