1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Kingly Bottom, Sussex is a 1850 watercolor by William Turner, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a wide, open landscape under a dramatic sky. Fluffy clouds fill most of the picture, lit from the side so parts glow yellow while others stay dark. Below, a few sheep graze on a grassy hill, watched by two small figures sitting on the ground. A third person stands farther right, holding a stick. The sky looks almost like a storm is coming, but the light is soft and warm. The artist used watercolor, blending colors smoothly to show light and shadow. Look up William Turner to see how he painted light and sky.
The watercolour *Kingly Bottom, Sussex* by William Turner dates to 1850. It was part of Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours, which his widow donated in 1860 and 1873 to support the establishment of a national collection of watercolour paintings.
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William Turner was a British painter who specialised in watercolour landscapes. He is often known as William Turner of Oxford or just Turner of Oxford to distinguish him from his contemporary, J. M. W. Turner. Many of…
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