Artwork
Line Fishing, Off Hastings
Line Fishing, Off Hastings is an oil painting by the Romanticist artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. It dates from 1835 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Overview
Line Fishing, Off Hastings is an oil painting by Turner depicting inshore fishermen at work in the English Channel.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows small boats on choppy water, with fishermen dropping baited lines into the sea, set against a hazy sky that blends into the water.
Technique & Style
Turner used thin, fluid oil paint to create a blurred horizon, conveying the dynamic movement of the water. The painting demonstrates his technique of building up layers to achieve a luminous effect.
History & Provenance
The painting was based on a sketchbook drawing from 1816 and a watercolour from 1818, and was executed twenty years after the initial sketch. It is likely a pair with St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, also held in the V&A collection.
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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.
