The artwork “Oxen in Spring” was created by the artist Maud Lewis around the year 1960. Falling under the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement, it represents the genre of animal painting.
The artwork vividly depicts a pair of oxen in a bright and whimsical springtime setting. The oxen are adorned with yellow and red decorative elements, standing side by side amidst a lush, green field. The background teems with vibrantly colored flowers and trees blossoming with pink and white petals. The spring setting is further accentuated by the clear blue sky above. True to the Naïve Art style, the painting is characterized by its simple, flat forms, and bright, unmodulated colors, capturing a sense of innocent exuberance and joy.