Biskra
Maurice Galbraith Cullen · 1893
Why it's great
A sunny, dry riverbed in the oasis town of Biskra in Algeria, with a faraway ridge and a few small figures. Maurice Cullen, a Montreal painter, traveled to North Africa and painted its vivid colors. He is best known for his snowy Canadian winter scenes. It's an unusual desert view by a painter of snow.
Where to see it
📍 Montreal Museum of Fine ArtsMontreal, Canada
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Maurice Cullen was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and grew up in Montreal. He studied in Paris, and became known for his glowing paintings of snowy Montreal and the St. Lawrence River. In World War I he served as an official Canadian war artist. He died in 1934.
