1837
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish is a 1837 oil by Joseph Mallord William Turner, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish is an oil painting by J.M.W. Turner, dated 1837. The work portrays a fishing crew negotiating with a huckster in a smaller boat, while a steam ship appears in the distance. Turner’s style nods to seventeenth‑century Dutch seascapes, even as he pushes his own technique toward more experimental expression. If you’re curious about more of Turner’s work, check out the Art Institute of Chicago.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in 1775 at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, where his father kept a barber and wig-making shop.
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