Winslow Homer, American, 1836 to 1910, oil on masonite painting In the forest. The artwork depicts a young boy sitting in a forest landscape. Framed, bears a metal nameplate inscribed: Winslow Homer. Note: Winslow Homer is recognized as a dominant figure in nineteenth-century American art and his eras foremost exponent of realism. Based on direct observation, his works of the 1860s and 1870s reveal actualities of American life that went unrecorded by other artists. Homers art from the 1880s through his death in 1910 dealt primarily with mortality and the forces of nature, conveying these essential themes in potent images in which light, shadow, and composition play powerful expressive roles. Today, Homer remains one of the most esteemed and cherished of American artists of all time. One of a kind artwork. Antique American Fine Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.