Winslow Homer and French Painting: Influences and Parallels

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 From 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM Add to Calendar 2025-11-18 18:00:00 2025-11-18 19:30:00 Winslow Homer and French Painting: Influences and Parallels From Paris to Maine: Professor Claude Cernuschi traces how French art shaped Winslow Homer’s vision. The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston, Massachusetts, United States America/New_York

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Join us for a special evening at the French Library with Professor Claude Cernuschi, a leading scholar of 19th- and 20th-century art, as he explores the transatlantic dialogue between Winslow Homer and French painting.

In this special lecture, Professor Cernuschi will examine the artistic currents that shaped Homer’s vision, from Courbet’s realism to the innovations of the Impressionists, and highlight the visual and thematic parallels between the American master and his French contemporaries. Through comparisons with works in the collections of the MFA Boston, he will illuminate how French art informed Homer’s approach to landscape, nature, and the human condition.

The evening will conclude with a wine reception and light bites.

The event will be held in English.

Member

$15

Non-member

$25

About the Speaker

Claude Cernuschi is a Professor of Art History at Boston College, where he has served as Chair of the Fine Arts Department and contributed extensively to the McMullen Museum of Art. A specialist in modern and contemporary art, his scholarship focuses on the intersections between visual expression, psychological insight, and cultural identity. His published work includes in-depth studies of Jackson Pollock, Abstract Expressionism, and the emotional language of form.

Born in Buenos Aires and educated in the United States, Professor Cernuschi brings a global perspective to European art history. His recent work explores themes of belonging, alienation, and the human search for connection—central to the work of Vincent van Gogh.

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