In the shade of the apple tree
Horatio Walker & William Brymner · 1903
Why it's great
A young woman sits quietly in the dappled shade of an apple tree on a sunny day. Horatio Walker painted the countryside of Quebec, where he lived much of the year. The soft light and calm mood are typical of his peaceful style. It's a restful country scene.
Where to see it
📍 Musée national des beaux-arts du QuébecQuebec City, Canada
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Horatio Walker was born in Listowel, Ontario, and became a famous painter of rural Quebec. He lived much of the year on Île d'Orléans near Quebec City and painted farmers and animals in a soft, glowing light. His paintings sold well in the United States. He died in Quebec in 1938.
William Brymner was born in Scotland and raised in Canada. He studied in Paris and became an influential teacher at the Art Association of Montreal, where he taught many of the country's best-known painters. His own paintings show women and children in warm, soft light. He died in 1925.
