Labour aux premières lueurs du jour
Horatio Walker · 1900
Why it's great
A farmer with oxen plows a field at dawn, in a misty light that shines on the earth. Horatio Walker, a Canadian painter from Ontario who lived on Île d'Orléans near Quebec City, painted the farmers and animals of rural Quebec. He admired the French painter Millet. It's a noble picture of work on the land.
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.
