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It depicts a dead soldier from the Boer War with his faithful horse standing guard over his body. There is no sentimentality but an identification with the horse's plight. The picture is in portrait form and this, with the tight trapezoid form of horse and rider, emphasises the isolation of the figures in the vast expanse of the veldt.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Morning, 1902
Date supported
2002
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
152.4 x 121.9 cm
Grant
4000
Total cost
16000
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