The popular phrase, Mad as a March Hare, first appeared in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and is used to describe people behaving in an odd or foolish way – like the hare’s behaviour in March.
Running Hare by Damien Rochford
The hare’s breeding season is in March and this is the time when males can be seen chasing around and sometimes engaging in pretty furious boxing matches.
Love to Live by Jane Shaw
Many people are fascinated by hares and collect hare paintings and sculptures and at The Wykeham Gallery we always have a good collection.
The hare has been an important symbol through the ages bringing good and bad luck!
It was a sacred and mystical animal to the Celts – a symbol of abundance, prosperity and good fortune and thought to have connections with the Otherworld, so were never eaten!
Recklining Hare by Ian Greensitt
During the Neolithic age hares were given ritual burials alongside humans – it is thought that the hare represented rebirth.
In Christian art there are many hare motifs particularly in Medieval art, representing fertility and happiness.
Currently we have 2 sculptures of boxing hares – both showing great movement and energy. They would be great pieces to add to your collection – or indeed start your collection. The hare really is a fascinating animal - culturally, historically and of course as an animal we can see in its natural environment.
March Madness by Matt Duke
