Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
Art Gallery of Ontario Art Rental Service, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
William Kurelek, “Someone with Me: The Autobiography of William Kurelek”, Cornell University, Ithaca, 1973
A calm winter scene of horses grazing on farmland, Kurelek returns to his childhood of growing up on his family's wheat and dairy farms on the prairies. With grain mills visible on the horizon and the casual meandering trails left by the horses, the scene stands in contrast to the artist’s own sentiments of farm life. Interested in drawing and daydreaming rather than farm labour, Kurelek often sketched scenes of the daily activities on the farm in his youth, which translated into complete works during his developed artistic career. Interestingly, Kurelek was afraid of horses while growing up, giving this scene an interesting tension between the artist's experiences and the relative calm captured on a snowy winter day.
