Liber Studiorum: Marine Dabblers
1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a choppy sea with two small boats. One boat has three men kneeling, cleaning birds. Waves rise high around them. The sky is dark and stormy. Turner loved how light changes on water. Here he paints the sea’s power with rough brushstrokes. The men look small against the waves, showing nature’s force. Look up Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851).
