1845 (ca.), J.M.W. Turner, A River Seen from a Hill -- Tate Britain (London)
From the museum label: This is one of a series of square-shaped canvases that Turner painted in the 1840s. It remains unfinished. Late in his career Turner took to finishing paintings in front of his fellow artists in the days before an exhibition opening. One observer noted that such half-finished works were 'divided into large masses of blue, where the water or sky was to come, [with] other portions laid out in broad orange yellow, falling into delicate brown where the trees and landscapes were to be placed.’
1845 (ca.), J.M.W. Turner, A River Seen from a Hill -- Tate Britain (London)
From the museum label: This is one of a series of square-shaped canvases that Turner painted in the 1840s. It remains unfinished. Late in his career Turner took to finishing paintings in front of his fellow artists in the days before an exhibition opening. One observer noted that such half-finished works were 'divided into large masses of blue, where the water or sky was to come, [with] other portions laid out in broad orange yellow, falling into delicate brown where the trees and landscapes were to be placed.’