Title

The Fisherman, 1908. Creator: William Strang.

Caption

The Fisherman, 1908. The Fisherman is a fine example of Strang’s allegorical works. Central to it is the classical nude group. Despite being called The Fisherman, the work highlights the faces of the woman and child, while the face of the man is hidden from viewhis arm as he blows into a conch-shell.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A24_119

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,5Mb (3,6Mb) / 14,0in x 16,5in / 4191 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors sea female women woman people male child children group man men beach family arts infant baby babies shape round leaning naked nude fishing art guy view shell British museum geography lying color fisherman fishermen infancy circular century vista Britain reclining print childcare interaction concept conch B&W three people nudity lying down nakedness family life Colour Day child care black & white black and white B W recumbent white and black 1900s 20th century geographical feature leaning on elbow tondo view to sea outside portrait drypoint William Strang Strang William fisherfolk W Strang Heritage Art Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa