William Turner pains Rain, Steam and Speed

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

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Painting and Drawing

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Date of occurrence 1844

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United Kingdom (Location)

The London-born painter J. M. W. Turner was famous during his lifetime, as he still is today, for use of oils to paint light in almost translucent hues. This is perhaps best seen in his painting Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway, which was exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1844. This is widely agreed to depict a train crossing the River Thames on the Maidenhead Railway Bridge, but it is distinctive for its barely perceptible objects, swamped by the tumultuous power of the rain and wind.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "William Turner pains Rain, Steam and Speed". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 August 2013 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4869, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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