The Milkyard (1886)
HORATIO
WALKER
(1858 -
1938)
Three years later, in 1876, he went to Philadelphia for the Centennial Exposition. He settled in Rochester, New York, where he worked in photography and then painting until 1885.
He moved to New York City in 1885 and developed his own working style. He would paint in Quebec City in the summer and in New York in the winter. In 1902, the famous art critic Sadakichi Hartman said Walker was "the man to whom the first place in American painters should concede". Montreal art collectors also thought he was the best.
He settled in London in 1900 but still came to paint every summer to Île d'Orleans, an island by Quebec City. He came back permanently to Île d'Orleans in 1905. By 1907, he was the most famous Canadian painter around. By this time his paintings were examples for performances of paint handling. They were brilliant colour feasts.
In 1915, Walker became president of the Canadian Art Club. By the 1920's, he had retired to Île d'Orleans. In his last years, he was a secluded resident of Île d'Orleans.
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