Artwork
Quillebeuf, Mouth of the Seine
Quillebeuf, Mouth of the Seine is an oil painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner. It dates from 1833 and is held in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
About this work
Overview
Quillebeuf, Mouth of the Seine is a landscape painting executed in oil paint by J.M.W. Turner in 1833.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the village of Quillebeuf-sur-Seine in Normandy, featuring its church and lighthouse, which were once situated at the mouth of the River Seine on the English Channel.
Context
The estuary of the River Seine has since silted up, leaving the depicted structures at a distance from the sea, illustrating the dynamic nature of the landscape.
Technique & Style
Turner's use of oil paint allowed for the exploration of light and color, techniques such as glazing potentially being employed to achieve the desired effects.
Artist & collection
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in 1775 at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, where his father kept a barber and wig-making shop.
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