1834
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Study of Sunlight is a 1834 watercolor by Joseph Mallord William Turner, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This small painting shows a lone figure standing on a beach at sunset. The sky is a mix of yellows and soft blues, fading into a darker horizon. The water below looks calm, with faint waves near the shore. The artist used loose, sketchy brushstrokes to suggest light and movement. The colors are muted, but the brightest spot is where the sunlight hits the figure’s back. Next, check out Turner, Joseph Mallord William for more of his dramatic skies.
A watercolour by Joseph Mallord William Turner from 1834 depicts a broad expanse of clouds against which a solitary figure is silhouetted in profile.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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