Labourers carrying coal up a gangway to a ship at Port Said
1891
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1891
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Labourers carrying coal up a gangway to a ship at Port Said is a 1891 watercolor by H. E. Howard, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This page shows four quick sketches in watercolor. One has tiny figures marching in a line, another shows people dancing in a window. A third sketch is a boat with people rowing, and the last one is a group of workers carrying coal up a ramp to a ship. The ship sketch is labeled *Labourers carrying coal up a gangway to a ship at Port Said*. The artist used light, loose brushstrokes to capture movement and light. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s work.
The watercolour depicts labourers carrying coal up a gangway to a ship at Port Said, created in 1891 by H. E. Howard during a voyage on the RMS Orotava. It is one of four sketches made while travelling to Egypt. The work was later included in an album sold at Christie’s in 1969.
Read the full account in the museum source.
British artist H.E. Howard filled pocket sketchbooks with quick watercolours of Suez docks and stagecraft in the 1890s. Look at “Labourers carrying coal up a gangway to a ship at Port Said”, a gritty slice of Port Said…
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