Joseph Mallord William Turner
, English, 1775-1851
Title
Storm at the Mouth of the Grand Canal, VeniceDatec.1840
MediumWatercolour and white highlights on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
21.8 x 31.9 cm
Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900
Object numberNGI.2426
DescriptionThis watercolour charts the arrival of an evening storm and displays Turner's experimental, spontaneous approach. Numerous canal buildings, delineated with fine vertical strokes of red colour, a typical feature of the artist's late style, assume a flame-like appearance. Turner obscures all topographical detail, preferring instead to evoke dramatic atmospheric effects by merging broad washes of colour.Exhibition HistoryCentenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October - December 1964
Turner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025