◧ Artist: Homer Watson (1855-1936)
◧ Country: Canada
◧ Title: [Down in the Laurentides]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 65.8 x 107 cm
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 65.8 x 107 cm
◧ Museum: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
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◧ Country of Stamp Issue: Canada
◧ Date of Issue: May 27, 2005
◧ Face Value: 50 Canadian Cents
◧ Issued to commemorate 125th Anniversary of National Gallery of Cananda
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From 1876 to 1877, Homer Watson visited New York City, where he was influenced by the Hudson River School, and in particular, the work of George Inness.
In 1878, when Watson returned to Doon, near Kitchener, Ontario, where he was born. In 1882, he was elected to full membership in the Royal Canadian Academy with this painting, [Down in the Laurentides].
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