Ostende,

1844

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

91,6 x 122 cm

Displayed

AP EG Saal II

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

14435

Acquisition

1975 aus dem Kunsthandel erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Neue Pinakothek München

Citation

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ostende, 1844, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Neue Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/5RGQK5pxz3 (Last updated on 14.03.2024)

Turner was one of the most innovative landscape painters of his time. Although his choice of motif frequently owed much to Claude Lorraine and the classical tradition, his approach to nature was much bolder. As this painting indicates, he had a particularly strong feeling for sublime subjects in extreme atmospheric conditions, which culminated in his late work in almost abstract colour compositions.