Maud Lewis

(Canadian, 1903–1970)

Maud Lewis was a Canadian folk artist known for her distinctively flat and brightly colored paintings. Her small-scale depictions of animals and landscapes formed decorative microcosms of rural Canadian life. “As long as I've got a brush in front of me, I'm alright,” she once said. Born Maud Kathleen Dowley on March 7, 1903 in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, the artist spent much of her childhood alone, suffering from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis among other crippling birth defects. Maud’s mother introduced her to watercolors as a child, encouraging her to make Christmas cards to sell. While living in Digby, the artist became involved with a man who left her after she gave birth to a daughter Catherine Dowley. Catherine was later given up for adoption, never meeting her mother again. At 34, the artist married a fish monger named Everett Lewis. The married couple lived in a one-room house in the small village of Marshalltown, for the rest of their lives. Over the following decades, neighbors and passersby began showing up at the Lewis’ home to inquire about her paintings. Never usually selling her paintings for more than a few dollars, she painted diligently up until her death on July 30, 1970 in Digby, Canada. In 2017, the film Maudie was released to general audiences, recounting the late-artist’s biography through a fictional portrayal. Today, her works and tiny house are memorialized in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax.

Maud Lewis Artworks

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Covered Bridge in Winter

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Covered Bridge in Winter

Sale Date: July 27, 2017

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Black Cats

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Black Cats

Sale Date: July 27, 2017

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Sleigh in Winter

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Sleigh in Winter

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Two Oxen

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Two Oxen

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Maple Syrup Gathering

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Maple Syrup Gathering

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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HAY WAGON WITH OXEN TEAM

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HAY WAGON WITH OXEN TEAM

Sale Date: June 4, 2017

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Summer Scene

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Summer Scene

Sale Date: May 27, 2017

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Two Oxen

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Two Oxen

Sale Date: May 27, 2017

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Covered Bridge in Winter

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Covered Bridge in Winter

Sale Date: May 27, 2017

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Oxen Hauling Wood at Digby Gut

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Oxen Hauling Wood at Digby Gut

Sale Date: May 27, 2017

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Fawn and Mother Deer, Winter

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Fawn and Mother Deer, Winter

Sale Date: May 27, 2017

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Maple Syrup Gathering, 1965

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Maple Syrup Gathering, 1965

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Two Oxen, 1964

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Two Oxen, 1964

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Making the Train, 1960

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Making the Train, 1960

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Oxen in Tulips, 1966

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Oxen in Tulips, 1966

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Hauling Christmas Trees

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Hauling Christmas Trees

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Buggy Ride

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Buggy Ride

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Deer

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Deer

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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White Cat, 1967

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White Cat, 1967

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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Covered Bridge in Winter, 1965

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Covered Bridge in Winter, 1965

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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TEAM OF OXEN

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TEAM OF OXEN

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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THREE BLACK CATS

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THREE BLACK CATS

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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COVERED BRIDGE

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COVERED BRIDGE

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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Sleighs and Horses

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Sleighs and Horses

Sale Date: August 25, 2016

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