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Milking Cows

Milking Cows
Milking Cows by William Kurelek, oil on Masonite. Photo: Bernard Clark. Source: City of Kingston Civic Collection.
Milking Cows, 1964 is part of the Immigrant Farms in Canada series by William Kurelek (1927-1977). This series depicts his parents’ experiences as immigrants from Ukraine to rural Alberta. Kurelek, an idealistic pragmatist, was known for his realistic depictions of the world. In this work, his father is shown emptying a milking machine in a barn while the animals’ body heat reacts to the cool night air. Presumably William, as a young boy, is shown assisting his father.
Milking Cows fait partie de la série Immigrant Farms in Canada de William Kurelek, qui évoque l’expérience de ses parents, des immigrants ukrainiens venus s’établir dans l’Alberta rurale. Idéaliste pragmatique, Kurelek était connu pour ses représentations réalistes du monde. Ses œuvres montrent son père en train de vider une trayeuse dans une grange alors que la chaleur corporelle des animaux réagit au froid de la nuit. On suppose que William est représenté sous les traits d’un jeune garçon en train d’aider son père.
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Gallery:
Out of the Vault
Date:
1964
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Civic Collection
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  • Art Collection Society of Kingston
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  • WIlliam Kurelek
  • Painting
  • Art
  • Canadian Art
  • Realism
  • Alberta
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