The Hoers

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Artist/Maker	Blamire Young (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (painted) Australia (painted)

Watercolour entitled 'The Hoers' depicting a group of women moving across the land, left to right, hoeing the land. There are nine women in the group, all wearing bonnets and long dresses, bending towards the soil with their tools. A large grassy hill looms behind them and the atmospheric light suggests dawn or dusk. Signed by the artist.

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Categories	Paintings Landscapes Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	The Hoers (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour Watercolour (Paint) Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description	Watercolour entitled 'The Hoers' by Blamire Young. Anglo-Australian, ca. 1885-1919.
Physical description	Watercolour entitled 'The Hoers' depicting a group of women moving across the land, left to right, hoeing the land. There are nine women in the group, all wearing bonnets and long dresses, bending towards the soil with their tools. A large grassy hill looms behind them and the atmospheric light suggests dawn or dusk. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions	Height: 10.5in Width: 14.5in
Marks and inscriptions	Blamire Young (Signed bottom right)
Credit line	Given by Cecil A. Hunt
Subjects depicted	Roads Rural Areas Landscapes
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.76-1919

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Record created	February 1, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1190298/the-hoers-watercolour-blamire-young/

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