The Red Rigi #2 is a painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner which was uploaded on October 29th, 2018.
The Red Rigi #2
This is a reproduction of “The Red Rigi”of 1842 by Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner’s ground-breaking use of watercolour culminated in the... more
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Title
The Red Rigi #2
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a reproduction of “The Red Rigi”of 1842 by Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner’s ground-breaking use of watercolour culminated in the 1840s in a series of transcendent views of Swiss lakes and mountains. Among the most famous of these are three views of Mt Rigi, seen from Lake Lucerne, that show the mountain at different times of day. Here Turner captured fleeting colour changes on Mt Rigi’s slopes, recording the altering moods of the scene under different lighting conditions – in The Red Rigi the mountain is illuminated by the warm glow of the setting sun. These works unite the artist’s close observation of nature with his elaborate technique to evoke an atmosphere of utter tranquillity and contemplative calm.Turner was born in London and was sent to live with his uncle when his mother became mentally unstable. He began drawing at the ageof ten and his father sold them in his barber and wig shop. At fourteen he entered the Royal Academy of Art schools, and into the Academy itself the next year when he had his first exhibition. He traveled to Paris and Switzerland in 1802 and attracted several friends and patrons in his Twenties. He grew more eccentric with age and never married. He lived with his father for thirty years and, after his father’s death in 1829, was subject to depression. He had at least two romantic liaisons and died in 1851 at the house of his lover of eighteen years. This painting is a watercolor and measures 30.5 by 45.8 centimeters. It is in the Tate Gallery in London.
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October 29th, 2018
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