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Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway is an oil painting by the 19th-century British painter J. M. W. Turner. [1] The painting was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844, though it may have been painted earlier. [i] It is now in the collection of the National Gallery, London.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 62 x 94 Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway: 1844 The National Gallery, London: 91 x 121.8 Venice - Maria della Salute 1844 Tate Britain, London: 61.3 x 92.1 Fishing Boats Bringing a Disabled Ship into Port Ruysdael 1844 Tate Britain, London: 91.4 x 123.2 Whalers 1845 Tate Britain, London
A prime example of his mature style can be seen in Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway, where the objects are barely recognisable. The intensity of hue and interest in evanescent light not only placed Turner's work in the vanguard of English painting but exerted an influence on art in France; the Impressionists , particularly ...
A longtime New York-based art dealer stumbled upon a painting at a Hamptons barn sale for which he paid just $50 — and now the rare piece is expected to be auctioned off for six figures.
Frosty Morning is an 1813 landscape painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner.Based on a sketch made when Turner was journeying to Yorkshire and the coach paused. [1] It depicts a bright but frosty early morning in winter and group of men clearing a ditch at the side of the road.
It is home to one of the world's greatest collections of Western European paintings. Founded in 1824, from an initial purchase of 36 paintings by the British Government, its collections have since grown to about 2,300 paintings by roughly 750 artists dating from the mid-13th century to 1900, most of which are on display.