Farm Yard with Yoked Horses (1908)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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Elemír Halász-Hradil's 1908 painting "Farm Yard with Yoked Horses" captures a timeless, rustic image of rural life. Through his unique and vibrant sense of color and texture, Hradil brings to life a quiet moment in a busy day on the farm. The scene depicts two horses dutifully harnessed together beside a striking red cart. The composition is bathed in warm light and the impressionistic brushwork adds a subtle sense of movement, evoking a gentle breeze flowing through the open yard.The background is vaguely defined, suggesting structures or farm equipment and the broad strokes hint at the bustling activity of farm life. Hradil uses a loose yet controlled style, reflecting the natural beauty and the tranquility of the farmland without diminishing the reality of the hard work conducted there.
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Elemír Halász-Hradil (1873 m. - 1948 m.) was a Slovak painter of Hungarian origin.
He lived in Vienna from 1892 to 1894.The following year he moved to Košice. He studied at Simon Hollósy's private school in Munich from 1897 to 1901, he then continued his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris with Professor Jean-Paul Laurens from 1902 to 1903.
With a soft palette and hazy paint handling, Halász-Hradil executed a variety of quiet portraits and scenes of everyday life. Along with selling his paintings, Halász-Hradil made a living as a painting teacher.