James Baker Pyne
Marine landscape
Painting by successful follower of Joseph Mallord William Turner was probably created between 1833 and 1844. Almost continuous range of light in the horizon divides the painting in two halves. The steamboat in the center, barely visible at the first sight, is a symbol of incertitude and approaching evilness. Possibly an allegory of future, prospective but uncertain and unexpected. It is hard to determine what was depicted in the far left corner, a rock and a tree possibly, the viewer can interpret the shapes in its own way.
Idyllic, dream-like landscape, demonic shapes and turbulent sea reveals fascination by the violent power of the water, glorious past and contemplation of mortality. Truthfully measuring the moods of nature unmastered by man, like to Turner, the light is the emanation of God's spirit and power. This was emphasized with broadly applied washes of paint and at first sight more monochromatic treatment.
The radiance of sky and water, the play of light on water, reflection of tormented sky in the water and vivid colors with purity of blue, white, yellow and violet are other visible characteristics.
The painting was initially attributed to Turner himself. We can compare this work with some similar works by Pyne, like the Mont Saint Michel from the collection Goekwar of Baroda in India and the View of Rhine, dated 1852, from the collection of Frederick John Nettlefold.
It was acquired in 1968 from the collection of Stanisław Lipecki and included in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw under the number 233020.
Idyllic, dream-like landscape, demonic shapes and turbulent sea reveals fascination by the violent power of the water, glorious past and contemplation of mortality. Truthfully measuring the moods of nature unmastered by man, like to Turner, the light is the emanation of God's spirit and power. This was emphasized with broadly applied washes of paint and at first sight more monochromatic treatment.
The radiance of sky and water, the play of light on water, reflection of tormented sky in the water and vivid colors with purity of blue, white, yellow and violet are other visible characteristics.
The painting was initially attributed to Turner himself. We can compare this work with some similar works by Pyne, like the Mont Saint Michel from the collection Goekwar of Baroda in India and the View of Rhine, dated 1852, from the collection of Frederick John Nettlefold.
It was acquired in 1968 from the collection of Stanisław Lipecki and included in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw under the number 233020.
oil on canvas, ca. 1833-1844, 49.5 × 63 cm (19.5 × 24.8 in), inventory number M.Ob.512, currently not on permanent display, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie (MNW)
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