Liber Studiorum: East Gate, Winchelsea, Sussex
1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a stone gate in a small English town. It’s early morning. The light is soft. The gate stands between two old houses. Turner painted this in the 1820s. He made a whole set of these prints. They show quiet places in England. The shadows feel real. See the gate’s rough surface? That’s impasto. Turner built it up thick with paint. Look up impasto next.
