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Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth
1842
The vessel is almost swallowed by a revolving field of water, smoke and weather. Turner removes the secure position from which a seascape is usually admired.
Artist field note
J.M.W. Turner
Light makes the solid world unstable.
Appears inUnited Kingdom
The five in one idea
Turner used light and weather to unsettle the apparent solidity of ships, cities and machines, making landscape carry history as well as sensation.