Artwork
A View in the Basses Alpes.
A View in the Basses Alpes. is a watercolor work on paper by the Romanticist artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. It dates from 1830 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
A View in the Basses Alpes is a watercolour painting created by Joseph Mallord William Turner circa 1830, capturing a serene mountain landscape in Sisteron.
Subject & Meaning
The composition juxtaposes natural grandeur with human presence: a mountain range with a river, trees, and bushes, alongside a settlement and a bridge connecting two ridges, evoking harmony between nature and human activity.
Technique & Style
Turner employed soft, blended watercolours to achieve a dreamy, ethereal effect, utilizing a predominantly blue and green palette to convey the misty, atmospheric quality of the mountains.
History & Provenance
The work was bequeathed to the collection in 1973 by Dr Laurence Powell, having previously been owned by Herbert Powell.
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.
