Artwork
A Yorkshire River
A Yorkshire River is a watercolor drawing by the Romanticist artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. It dates from 1827 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A Yorkshire River is a watercolor drawing by Joseph Mallord William Turner, created around 1827.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a serene river flowing through a flat, arid landscape. Soft colors, including pale yellows and blues, dominate the scene, with darker accents indicating rocks or foliage. A low horizon line and washed-out sky convey a sense of openness.
Technique & Style
Turner applied thin, translucent layers of watercolor, allowing the paper to show through in places. This technique lends the scene a hazy, dreamlike quality, as if it were an unfinished sketch.
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.
