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Walker, Horatio
Walker, Horatio (1858–1938). Canadian painter of landscapes and scenes of peasant farming life, active mainly in Quebec City and New York. He worked in a sentimental style influenced by painters of the 19th-century Barbizon School (he visited France in 1881) and at the peak of his career he was immensely successful: Dennis Reid writes that ‘By 1907 he was easily the most famous Canadian-born painter, represented in most major collections’ (A Concise History of Canadian Painting, 1973). By the time of his death, however, his reputation had already faded badly. See also CANADIAN ART CLUB.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Walker, Horatio." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Walker, Horatio." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-WalkerHoratio.html IAN CHILVERS. "Walker, Horatio." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-WalkerHoratio.html |
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Horatio Walker
Horatio Walker 1858–1938, Canadian painter, b. Ontario, largely self-taught. Though he lived in Rochester and New York City, he painted chiefly scenes from the simple life of the inhabitants of the Île d'Orléans in the St. Lawrence. His work has been compared to that of the painter J. F. Millet. Examples of his art are The Woodcutter and Milking (City Art Mus. of St. Louis). |
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"Horatio Walker." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Horatio Walker." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Walker-H.html "Horatio Walker." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Walker-H.html |
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