Down in the Laurentides
Homer Watson · 1882
Why it's great
Woods and hills spread out in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, painted in rich greens and browns. Homer Watson was called Canada's greatest landscape painter of his day. He painted what he saw around him in Ontario and Quebec. It's a calm, natural scene.
Where to see it
📍 National Gallery of CanadaOttawa, Canada
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Homer Watson was born in Doon, Ontario, near what is now Kitchener, and taught himself to paint. He became known for his dramatic pictures of fields, skies and rivers, and was admired by Oscar Wilde. He is considered a pioneer of Canadian landscape painting. He died in Kitchener in 1936.
