Guys on fish

Date: 1880
Medium: watercolours, paper
Location: private collection

The painting shows a calm water surface on which a canoe is floating with two people inside. The persons are dressed in period clothing, suggesting that this may be a historical or stylized scene. Outlines of sailing ships and one smaller boat can be seen in the background. The overall atmosphere of the painting is peaceful and serene, with the use of muted colours and soft reflections on the water.

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Homer painted picture Guys on fish in 1880. Prevailing color of this fine art print is b&W and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Winslow Homer (1836-1910). American painter and illustrator. His first works were influenced by naturalistic romanticism – he used light as a dramatic device that created idealized and poetic landscapes (mostly near the Hudson River). In 1867, Homer moved to France and under the influence of Impressionism, his style of painting changed. His paintings became more elusive, more colourful, more diverse and sophisticated in terms of technique. After 1883, he began to use oil paints while trying to capture the magic of reflections of light on water, which he combined with emotional scenes from the lives of fishermen. Homer is considered the most important representatives of Realism in the US.