{"title":"Walker, Horatio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoratio Walker (1858–1938)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Canadian painter known for rural scenes, particularly animals and farm workers on the Île d’Orléans near Quebec City. Born in Listowel, Ontario, he moved to Toronto as a young man and developed his artistic skills largely through observation and the study of paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalker spent time in New York and travelled in Europe, where he admired the French Barbizon painters, including \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/millet-jean-francois\"\u003eJean-François Millet\u003c\/a\u003e. Their emphasis on agricultural labour and the dignity of rural subjects influenced his choice of themes, although Walker developed a distinctive style with strong modelling and subdued colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/walker-horatio-1858-1938-oxen-drinking-1899\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOxen Drinking\u003c\/em\u003e (1899)\u003c\/a\u003e depicts working animals at water, a subject to which he returned in different forms. Oxen, fields and peasant labour offered him opportunities to observe the relationship between people, animals and the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalker exhibited internationally and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His work was admired in both Canada and the United States. He died in Sainte-Pétronille, Quebec, in 1938.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"walker-horatio-1858-1938-oxen-drinking-1899","title":"Walker, Horatio (1858-1938) - Oxen Drinking 1899","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOxen Drinking\u003c\/em\u003e (1899) by Canadian painter Horatio Walker (1858–1938) shows working animals at water. Walker frequently portrayed oxen, farm labourers and the rural landscape, particularly on the Île d'Orléans near Quebec City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 JPEG image which is 600 dpi, measuring 3642 pixels wide by 5076 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/walker-horatio\"\u003eHoratio Walker\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64404729692490,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Walker_Horatio_1858-1938_-OxenDrinking1899_main.jpg?v=1794660503"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Walker_Horatio_1858-1938.jpg?v=1794660621","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/walker-horatio.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}