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Art of the USA is relatively young, it developed together with the American state, adopting culture of former colonies of the European countries.

By the end of the XIX century there was a formation of independence and national specificity of the American painting, despite considerable influence of art schools of Europe where long there lived many American artists. The city subject (Thomas Eakins) began to take a leading place. Considerable popularity was received working at this time by Winslow Homer who was penetrating representing people among the nature, and portraitist John Singer Sargent. Art of a political caricature was shown by Thomas Nast.

THOMAS COWPERTHWAIT EAKINS (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history.

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Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landsca pe painter and printmak er, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19 thcentury America and a preeminent figure in American art.

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John Singer Sargent (12 January 1856 – 14 April 1925) was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. [1][2] During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2, 000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and ed itorial cartoonist who is considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". [1] He was the scourge of Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party.