J M W
TURNER
Great Britain
1775
–
1851
22.4 (h) x 28.0 (w) cm Tate Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 Photo: © Tate 2013
The colours in these watercolours—backgrounds of grey, black, blue and olive-green interspersed with fluid bands of pink, yellow or blue—suggest Turner may have worked on the sheets one after the other. The same few colours were ready-mixed on his palette. Working in this way freed him from the conventions of watercolour painting and led him to experiment with new methods.
The colours in these watercolours—backgrounds of grey, black, blue and olive-green interspersed with fluid bands of pink, yellow or blue—suggest Turner may have worked on the sheets one after the other. The same few colours were ready-mixed on his palette. Working in this way freed him from the conventions of watercolour painting and led him to experiment with new methods.
The colours in these watercolours—backgrounds of grey, black, blue and olive-green interspersed with fluid bands of pink, yellow or blue—suggest Turner may have worked on the sheets one after the other. The same few colours were ready-mixed on his palette. Working in this way freed him from the conventions of watercolour painting and led him to experiment with new methods.
