On Monday, June 29, 2020 Angelina and I visited the Denver Art Museum to see the two special exhibits. Here we are displaying the photos we took of the Homer and Remington exhibit.
I am always captivated by the sea, and was familiar with Homer in large part due to the game, Masterpiece, we played growing up. The painting I knew was entitled, "The Herring Net" dated 1885. That sums up my previous knowledge of Homer. Many of his seascapes captivated me in various ways and reminded me of times past.
My sea (as I call it) was the Pacific, and I know these paintings are from the East Coast area in Maine, but they are timeless and could be anywhere really. I identify with the painting, "The Fisher Girl", as she is surrounded by fog, and when you grow up in fog it is so telling of an experience. When you are in what we called, pea soup fog it can be disorienting and she looks as if she is searching for the fishing boat out at sea. Other times the fog is comforting, like a blanket surrounding you, keeping you safe and warm.
I am amazed by the style and layers of dress in the "Evening on the Beach" and "Beaver Mountain" certainly not the way we adorned ourselves in California for a hike or a stroll on the beach. Classy dressers, that is for certain.
The Piece De Resistance for Homer is the finale of the sunset over the sea. He considered this his best work.
Remington was one of my Aunt and Uncle's favorite artists, and I learned so much about his works. I truly loved the outdoor camping, hiking and Native American depictions. I especially appreciated the painting of the "Shotgun Hospitality" with both the cowboy and the Native Americans huddled around the fire. The fact that he created such stellar sculptures with not much experience is a testament to the fact that we are all artists and we simply must push ourselves to take a leap into the unknown and try something new once in awhile. Wow, truly fantastic! I favored, of course, the landscape oil sketches from up north, including the Impressionistic Fall Landscape, the Chippewa Bay (1908), and the cabin in the trees. We must visit that area someday, the home on the bay reminded me of France, so I had to get a postcard of it. This is the first exhibit of these two artists together, and it was expertly curated. A must see! "...works connected by the time in which they lived, a time of rapid urbanization, industrialization and modernization across America." -Christoph Heinrich
-Mona
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