“Oxen in Spring 1962” is an artwork created by Maud Lewis, a renowned figure in the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. The artwork exemplifies genres such as animal painting and genre painting.
The artwork depicts a scene of rural tranquility, featuring a pair of oxen in the foreground harnessed to a bright red cart. A driver stands behind the oxen, guiding them along a winding path flanked by flowering meadows, trees with golden foliage, and a serene blue river in the background. The landscape is lush and vibrant, filled with an abundance of detailed flowers and natural elements, indicative of the spring season. The simplicity of form, bold use of color, and affectionate presentation of rural life are characteristic attributes of Maud Lewis’s distinctive style within the Naïve Art movement.