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Hymns to the Heroic;At American Art, the Prout's Neck Seascapes of Winslow Homer

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19910210
Author:Paul Richard

His seas are seldom calm - they boil and they roar. Sunsets rip his skies. The North Atlantic seascapes of the aging Winslow Homer must be among the grandest ever made by an American. "Winslow Homer in the 1890s: Prout's Neck Observed," the touring show now visiting the National Museum of American Art, brings us 15 of his oils. It's not a large exhibit. It nonetheless feels mighty. When you step into the gallery, the beauty of the paintings - their drama and ferocity - almost knocks you down.

Their colors sock you first. They're amazingly intense. The whiteness of his whitecaps makes you ...

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