Oil paint on canvas
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Seaweed Raker
Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894
actions: postures and motions
actions: processes and functions
adults
agriculture and fishing
agriculture, gardening & fishing
beach
boat, fishing
countries and continents
France, Brittany
harvesting
island
looking / watching
objects
people
places
plants and flowers
rake
rocky
sea
seascapes and coasts
seaweed
society
standing
transport: water
woman
work and occupations
<p>James Hook began to paint the sea and coast in the mid 1850s. This was a change of direction in his art. His earlier paintings had been of modern Italian history, and reflected his commitment to Italian nationalism that lead to his taking part in the revolution of 1848 in Venice. In contrast his marine paintings were often of sentimental subjects with children, and by the 1880s corresponded to a widespread popular taste in London. He went to Brittany as well as the English coast to find subjects to paint, and the young woman gathering seaweed in this picture is likely to have been seen on the north coast of France.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
The Seaweed Raker
frame: 1033 × 1540 × 160 mm, 39 kg
support: 730 × 1238 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999962" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Sir Henry Tate</a> 1894
<p>James Hook began to paint the sea and coast in the  mid 1850s. This was a change of direction in his  art. His earlier <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a> had been of modern  Italian history, and reflected his commitment to  Italian nationalism that lead to his taking part  in the revolution of 1848 in Venice. In contrast  his marine paintings were often of sentimental  subjects with children, and by the 1880s  corresponded to a widespread popular taste in  London. He went to Brittany as well as the English  coast to find subjects to paint, and the young  woman gathering seaweed in this picture is likely  to have been seen on the north coast of France.</p>
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actions: postures and motions actions: processes and functions adults agriculture and fishing agriculture, gardening & fishing beach boat, fishing countries and continents France, Brittany harvesting island looking / watching objects people places plants and flowers rake rocky sea seascapes and coasts seaweed society standing transport: water woman work and occupations