1827
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Yorkshire River is a 1827 watercolor by Joseph Mallord William Turner, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a quiet river winding through flat, dry land. The colors are soft—pale yellows and blues—with a few darker patches where rocks or bushes sit. The sky is light, almost washed out, and the horizon line is low, making the land feel wide open. The artist used thin, see-through layers of paint, letting the paper show through in spots. This gives the scene a dreamy, hazy look, like a sketch left unfinished. Next, check out how artists used watercolor, glazing.
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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