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Art has been thriving for centuries on end and continues to provide knowledge, captivate audiences and of course instigate conflicting ideas and roles in the world. This was especially the case for two famed artists in the 1800’s, Cecilia Beaux and John Sargent. The lives and careers of the two artists are ones of greatness and admirably. Their art and styles have been compared since the beginning and it is evident in their similar subject style, execution, and aesthetic of most pieces. However it seems impossible to discount the effects that these similarities in turn showed the effects of gender as well as social roles of the time. In reading the essay “The Earnest Untiring Worker and the Magician of the Brush,” by Sarah Burns she explains and parallels the idea that because their styles were so similar to one another it seems obvious to compare the plaguing issue of feminization in America and the idea of the woman moving up in the world. Burns uses her essay to make clear how when it was hard for woman to gain promenance in the art world, Beaux succeeded in this, however it describes how her role as second to Sargent could boil down mainly to the idea of gender and a new idea of feminism that wasn’t entirely accepted throughout the art world.
Beaux and Sargent were similar not only in style an technique but also in backround and traning in their profession.
Winslow Homer’s painstaking collection of Adirondack paintings portrays anticipation, hope, and beginnings. However, they also speak of disillusionment and endings. His adherence to precise detail illustrates the respect and dignity with which he held man and nature. His love for the Adirondacks continued from 1790 to 1902.(Calo, p.156)
  Many Artists came to this remote untouched area. Winslow Homer’s love for the life of the Adirondacks, is present in every painting. He felt he was an independent voice, responsible for portraying the essence of this magical place, even if the paintings were
“constructedâ€. Homer took a different position on nature. He would change the scale to fit his theme. He changed the way this area was painted. He made the viewer part of the painting, and lessened the enormity of the mountains. In “The Trapperâ€, the man becomes the subject, and does not appear out of place.(Calo,p.156). Nature is still, only the man is moving. Homer used real experts to model. He always used “Guides†as models. He would never use guests or city dwellers as models because he considered it inappropriate to ask a guest or a woman to pose for money. However, it would not be inappropriate to ask a guide to pose because the guide would be doing something he generally did, get paid. In other artists’ paintings, “Guides†were depicted as background.
He had great respect for these men and their knowledge and gave them prominence in his paintings.
  Homer’s intuition and journalistic illustration allowed him to create a reality that left nothing out. The expertise with which he executed his works was a labor of love. The
Baker farm’s owners, artists and guests were very close. The shared life experiences made them a tight knit, respectful community. In the winter the owners would travel east and see the paintings and be welcomed by the artists and guests. There was a bond that came from the woods, (Calo,p.160).
  Homer’s desire to depict the rural area and its elements accurately, caused him to construct and arrange each picture. He always chose guides (who were also trappers and hunters) to pose. Several specific people were used over and over as models through the years. These people loved Winslow Homer and he deeply respected them.
  Every painting had meaning. His adherence to details required him to defend some of his choices, due to his expertise of the subject, (Calo, p.165). He wanted the world to know about things that he felt were important. Whether he was making a statement or merely showing reality. His paintings that concerned “deer hounding†are probably not making a statement about the cruelty , but rather depicting a unique situation.
  In later years Homer’s work in the Adirondacks showed different representations.
His work began hopeful and full of life with “The Trapperâ€. Near the completion of this series, his work reflected a somberness and disillusionment. He may have experienced discouragement or personal tragedy.(Calo,p.164).
  Homer wanted to introduce the world to the untouched wilderness. And he wanted to show that the leader of this world was the guide, a special being with uncommon talents and abilities.(Calo,p.166).
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Beaux and Sargent were similar not only in style an technique but also in backround and traning in their profession.
Winslow Homer’s painstaking collection of Adirondack paintings portrays anticipation, hope, and beginnings. However, they also speak of disillusionment and endings. His adherence to precise detail illustrates the respect and dignity with which he held man and nature. His love for the Adirondacks continued from 1790 to 1902.(Calo, p.156)
  Many Artists came to this remote untouched area. Winslow Homer’s love for the life of the Adirondacks, is present in every painting. He felt he was an independent voice, responsible for portraying the essence of this magical place, even if the paintings were
“constructedâ€. Homer took a different position on nature. He would change the scale to fit his theme. He changed the way this area was painted. He made the viewer part of the painting, and lessened the enormity of the mountains. In “The Trapperâ€, the man becomes the subject, and does not appear out of place.(Calo,p.156). Nature is still, only the man is moving. Homer used real experts to model. He always used “Guides†as models. He would never use guests or city dwellers as models because he considered it inappropriate to ask a guest or a woman to pose for money. However, it would not be inappropriate to ask a guide to pose because the guide would be doing something he generally did, get paid. In other artists’ paintings, “Guides†were depicted as background.
He had great respect for these men and their knowledge and gave them prominence in his paintings.
  Homer’s intuition and journalistic illustration allowed him to create a reality that left nothing out. The expertise with which he executed his works was a labor of love. The
Baker farm’s owners, artists and guests were very close. The shared life experiences made them a tight knit, respectful community. In the winter the owners would travel east and see the paintings and be welcomed by the artists and guests. There was a bond that came from the woods, (Calo,p.160).
  Homer’s desire to depict the rural area and its elements accurately, caused him to construct and arrange each picture. He always chose guides (who were also trappers and hunters) to pose. Several specific people were used over and over as models through the years. These people loved Winslow Homer and he deeply respected them.
  Every painting had meaning. His adherence to details required him to defend some of his choices, due to his expertise of the subject, (Calo, p.165). He wanted the world to know about things that he felt were important. Whether he was making a statement or merely showing reality. His paintings that concerned “deer hounding†are probably not making a statement about the cruelty , but rather depicting a unique situation.
  In later years Homer’s work in the Adirondacks showed different representations.
His work began hopeful and full of life with “The Trapperâ€. Near the completion of this series, his work reflected a somberness and disillusionment. He may have experienced discouragement or personal tragedy.(Calo,p.164).
  Homer wanted to introduce the world to the untouched wilderness. And he wanted to show that the leader of this world was the guide, a special being with uncommon talents and abilities.(Calo,p.166).
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