Painting titled "sur la branche" by Winslow Homer, Original Artwork, Watercolor

sur la branche (1878) Painting by Winslow Homer

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Original Artwork

Original Artwork refers to any work that is considered authentic and not a copy or imitation of the original works of an artist. Original artwork can be any type of painting, sculpture, performance, or other media. There are many types of original media. Mixed media includes oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings. For workshop paintings that bear evidence of master craftsmanship, this attribution must be further qualified. While they may be less valuable for different reasons, reproductions and copies have had a tremendous impact on our experience. They reach a greater audience than originals and act as a tonic against commodification. Original Artwork could also refer to the first work, which is always preceding all others. It could also refer to a prototype or a model from which other works can be made. Each work bears great similarities to the original.
Dimensions Height 13.7in, Width 9.7in
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Impressionism Portrait

The painting depicts a young boy sitting on a tree branch while a young girl helps him down. The boy wears a straw hat and short pants, while the girl wears a blue and white dress and black shoes. In the background, we can see a body of water and a cloudy sky.

Like many of Homer's other works, "The Return of the Peach" is characterized by a natural color palette and an accurate depiction of nature and people. The painting captures the moment the boy comes down from the tree, creating a moment of tension and anticipation in the composition.

The work is often interpreted as a representation of childhood and innocence, as well as outdoor life and nature.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Watercolor

Watercolor is a painting in which gum arabic binds transparent pigments revealing the support of the painting. The gouache, of identical composition, is opaque. A watercolor is a water-based painting on paper. We rarely speak of a painting for a work painted in watercolor. Watercolor paintings are considered to be a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions and luminous feelings using water soluble pigments. However, painting with watercolors can be difficult. It's a difficult medium to master, in large part because it can be ruthless and unpredictable. Mistakes are difficult to correct and its fluid nature makes it difficult to control. Yet it is these very qualities that give the medium its undeniable charm.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

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Winslow Homer

United States

Winslow Homer était un peintre américain du XIXe siècle né le 24 février 1836 à Boston, Massachusetts, et mort le 29 septembre 1910 à Prouts Neck, Maine. Il est connu pour ses peintures à l'huile et ses aquarelles représentant des scènes maritimes et de la nature, ainsi que pour ses illustrations pour des magazines tels que Harper's Weekly.

Homer a commencé sa carrière en tant qu'illustrateur indépendant, travaillant pour des publications telles que Ballou's Pictorial et Harper's Weekly. Il a également étudié la peinture à l'huile avec Frédéric Rondel et a commencé à exposer ses œuvres à la National Academy of Design à partir de 1863.

Dans les années 1870, Homer a commencé à se concentrer sur les scènes maritimes et de la nature, voyageant souvent le long de la côte est des États-Unis et en Nouvelle-Angleterre pour trouver l'inspiration. Il a souvent peint des vagues déferlantes, des rochers escarpés et des pêcheurs au travail. Ses œuvres étaient populaires auprès du public et ont été largement exposées dans les galeries d'art américaines et européennes.

Au cours des années 1880 et 1890, Homer a commencé à travailler davantage avec l'aquarelle, produisant des œuvres plus spontanées et expérimentales. Il a également continué à peindre à l'huile, créant des œuvres telles que "The Gulf Stream" et "The Life Line", qui montrent des hommes en difficulté en mer.

Homer est décédé en 1910 à l'âge de 74 ans. Aujourd'hui, ses œuvres sont conservées dans des musées à travers les États-Unis, notamment le Metropolitan Museum of Art, le Museum of Fine Arts de Boston et le Philadelphia Museum of Art.