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1858 Listowel, Ontario, Canada - 1938 Ile d'Orleans, France. Known for: Landscape, rural genre and animal painting.
Horatio Walker (1858-1938) came from his native Canada to America in 1885. He was trained in England and France, then became active in the Rochester Art Club. In 1882 he was secretary of that... Read full biography
Horatio Walker (1858-1938) came from his native Canada to America in 1885. He was trained in England and France, then became active in the Rochester Art Club. In 1882 he was secretary of that organization, and three years later he became president. That year he exhibited Landscape with Cattle, the... Read full biography
Horatio Walker (1858-1938) came from his native Canada to America in 1885. He was trained in England and France, then became active in the Rochester Art Club. In 1882 he was secretary of that organization, and three years later he became president. That year he exhibited Landscape with Cattle, the genre he would become known for. He painted in the Barbizon School tradition. Already in 1891 he became a National Academician. Walker exhibited regularly at the Boston Art Club (1884-1909), at the... Read full biography
Horatio Walker (1858-1938) came from his native Canada to America in 1885. He was trained in England and France, then became active in the Rochester Art Club. In 1882 he was secretary of that organization, and three years later he became president. That year he exhibited Landscape with Cattle, the genre he would become known for. He painted in the Barbizon School tradition. Already in 1891 he became a National Academician. Walker exhibited regularly at the Boston Art Club (1884-1909), at the Art Institute of Chicago (1888-1927) and elsewhere. At the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889 he won a medal for A Stye (unlocated) and a gold medal at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 for A Stable Interior (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto).... Read full biography
Horatio Walker (1858-1938) came from his native Canada to America in 1885. He was trained in England and France, then became active in the Rochester Art Club. In 1882 he was secretary of that organization, and three years later he became president. That year he exhibited Landscape with Cattle, the genre he would become known for. He painted in the Barbizon School tradition. Already in 1891 he became a National Academician. Walker exhibited regularly at the Boston Art Club (1884-1909), at the Art Institute of Chicago (1888-1927) and elsewhere. At the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889 he won a medal for A Stye (unlocated) and a gold medal at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 for A Stable Interior (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto). More gold medals followed: at the Pan-American Exposition (1901), at the St. Louis Universal Ex... Read full biography