Title

Gathering seaweed, 1860s-1880s. Creator: Richard Beavis.

Caption

Gathering seaweed, 1860s-1880s. Gathering Seaweed is a coastal landscape displaying the collaboration between people and animals. Farm animals, especially horses, were acknowledged as helpers in the development of civilisation and modernity. Though the horse in this work is not actively helping in gathering the seaweed, its participation is implied by the big cart to the left, which it will surely have to pull later on. It is also a very atmospheric landscape: two thirds of the composition consist entirely of sky and clouds, and the cold, windy condition is indicated through the horse’s mane and blanket being blown to the side.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A24_310

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,7Mb (3,4Mb) / 16,5in x 11,9in / 4960 x 3572 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather transport transportation cloud clouds sea animal coast England people animals horses horse beach arts coastal cooperation country art tide view British museum gathering geography English color cart location century vista Britain seaweed low tide rock pool concept natural phenomena co-operation watercolour gatherer road Transport Colour 19th century background people Local People 1870s nineteenth century geographical feature view to sea watercolour portrait working animal sky Richard Beavis local industry Beavis Richard Heritage Art 19th-century Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa