A rare offering of a larger scale painting by the artist, “Team of Oxen Ploughing” showcases Maud Lewis' quintessential painterly elements. Oxen ploughing were integral to the agricultural development of the rural farms in Nova Scotia and Lewis often gravitated to the decorated animals - quickly becoming some of the most requested imagery for the artist to paint. Depicted hauling lumber and hay, drinking from ponds and hitched to wagons, the artist painted the animals in all seasons. Framed with a row of colourful tulips at the lower edge and cherry blossom trees at the upper edge, Lewis' personality and love of colour shines through in this charming depiction of rural farm life in spring. Although the team of oxen is a serial image, this particular composition is rare within the artist's body of work.
