Is this a real Winslow Homer?

Mainframe · September 15th, 2010, 01:30 PM

Oil on Canvas.
Dimension: 16.75" x 14.75"
Purchasesd 1970's from estate in PA. Relined 1980's orig stretcher.
Is this a legitimate signature by Winslow Homer?
Could he have painted it?

Thanks for your help.

John · September 15th, 2010, 03:43 PM

It appears to be signed in Winslow Homer's style. And it's not a bad painting, so it's not obviously a fake. Still, I think you'd have trouble getting it accepted as a legitimate Winslow Homer unless you can come up with supporting documentation of some kind.

One question I don't know the answer to is, when Homer was in the Caribbean, did he do any oil painting? All the examples I can find appear to be watercolors except for The Gulf Stream, which was apparently painted after his return to the U.S.

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September 15th, 2010, 03:43 PM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	It appears to be signed in Winslow Homer's style. And it's not a bad painting, so it's not obviously a fake. Still, I think you'd have trouble getting it accepted as a legitimate Winslow Homer unless you can come up with supporting documentation of some kind. One question I don't know the answer to is, when Homer was in the Caribbean, did he do any oil painting? All the examples I can find appear to be watercolors except for The Gulf Stream, which was apparently painted after his return to the U.S.