![]() ![]() From one of his tours of the Isle of Wight in 1795, Turner produced a whole notebook of watercolors. On the left in the background of the painting, he depicted The Needles, an iconic rock formation off the coast of the island. In Fishermen at Sea, the artist depicts the fishermen in their boats off the Isle of Wight. ![]() Unlike the dominant light of the moon, the fishermen’s lantern emits a weak and flickering light, as if to underline the insignificance of Men in the face of nature.īefore traveling through Europe, Turner explored his native country and produced many watercolors of English landscapes. By highlighting nature, rather than human subjects or objects, the powerlessness of humanity in the face of nature is revealed. This echoes the concept of the Sublime and the Infinite, coined by Edmund Burke and so dear to the Romantics. As a viewer, the feeling of the overwhelming power of nature that is expressed through the imposing presence of the moon and the sea is humbling. Although by the atmosphere it gives off, this painting is essentially Romantic. Seaport by Moonlight by Joseph Vernet, 1771, via Web Gallery of Artįishermen at Sea is a painting that can be considered Realist because of the ways in which Turner manages to capture the light of the moon, its reflection on the sea, as well as the realistic waves. This painting carries on the tradition of moonlit landscapes that became popular in the 18th century with artists such as Joseph Vernet, Loutherbourg, and Abraham Pether. This is the first oil painting that Turner exhibited at the Royal Academy when he was 24 years old. The 2013 exhibition featured a hit painting, a large canvas that first impressed visitors who came to the Royal Academy in 1797. An interesting event, knowing that maritime art represents about two-thirds of Turner’s work. In 2013, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England hosted an exhibition called Turner and the Sea. Turner’s Fishermen at Sea, 1796 Fishermen at Sea by J.M.W. ![]()
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