A Packet Boat off Dover

J. M. W. Turner, ca. 1836

This painting shows a body of water with a steamboat in the distance emitting gray smoke. The steamboat is only partially visible behind the rough and frothy waves, painted in loose lines of white on the beige paper. The horizon is blurred, with the blue sky blending in with the pale waves. On the left, the silhouettes of buildings are faintly suggested in pale yellow.
Kunstenaar
J. M. W. Turner
Datering
ca. 1836
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
watercolor and gouache with touches of black chalk on gray wove paper, laid down
Afmetingen
19,1 × 27,8 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

This painting shows a body of water with a steamboat in the distance emitting gray smoke. The steamboat is only partially visible behind the rough and frothy waves, painted in loose lines of white on the beige paper. The horizon is blurred, with the blue sky blending in with the pale waves. On the left, the silhouettes of buildings are faintly suggested in pale yellow.

J. M. W. Turner