Homer developed a penchant for forceful realism early in his career. Following an apprenticeship in a Boston lithography shop, he supported himself as a freelance illustrator, creating a wide variety of popular images that subsequently were published as wood engravings in national periodicals like Harper’s Weekly .
The Nation 22 (20 April 1876): 268. "Fine Arts.
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington
Brussels, 2008: 251, no. 177, repro. 2015 "Art for the Nation: The Story of the
Castle Museum, Norwich; Tate Gallery, London, 1968, no. 12. 1986 Gifts to the Nation
Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997. 2000 Art for the Nation
Painted in 1960, at the height of Milton Avery’s career, Mountain and Meadow is one of the artist’s finest late works. The initial inspiration to depict this scene occurred in the summer of 1955, when Avery and his family stayed at the Yaddo artists’ colony near Saratoga Springs, New York.
Vision, Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL, 1988, no. 32. 1991 Art for the Nation
Sculpture by Degas, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1956. 1991 Art for the Nation
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 5, repro.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, nautilus cups were among the most treasured objects in chambers of art and wonders ( Kunstkammern in German)—collections of natural marvels and skillfully crafted artworks that became popular with princely collectors in Europe. The National Gallery of Art has acquired its first nautilus cup (c.
Art for the Nation no. 67 (Fall 2023): 15, fig. 20, 25, repro.
