Approach to Venice (1844) by William Turner
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Approach to Venice (1844) by William Turner - Prints and Ready to Hang Canvas Panels
"Approach to Venice" (1844) by William Turner invites viewers into a dreamlike rendition of the famed city. The canvas is a dance of soft hues and blurred lines, where butter-yellow clouds melt seamlessly into periwinkle-blue skies. The sun, a small, white orb, hangs low, casting a gentle glow over the scene. The city emerges hazily in the distance, its pale plum-purple buildings barely distinguishable against the sapphire-blue and lavender sky.
Turner's masterful use of thickly applied paint creates texture, especially evident in the sky's top where strokes carve out the clouds' forms. The brushstrokes, visible throughout, add an ethereal quality to the painting. The horizon, a blurry line, demarcates the scene about a third from the top, enhancing the sense of vastness.
In the foreground, the water mirrors the sky's warm tones, reflecting the yellow with hints of celery green. Brown boats, meticulously placed along the harbor, carry people and objects away, their purpose veiled in mystery.
The composition exudes a sense of serene movement. The blurred buildings and boats imply an arrival, a gradual immersion into the heart of Venice. The painting's soft palette and loose brushwork lend a poetic quality, as if the scene exists in a fleeting moment, where reality merges seamlessly with imagination. "Approach to Venice" is not just a painting; it's an invitation to wander into a realm where colors blend like watercolors on a rainy day, where the boundaries between land, sky, and water blur, leaving room for the viewer's imagination to weave its own Venetian tale.
All prints are made using archival art stocks and UV pigment inks to give up to 200 years life. Prints are sold unframed and unmounted.
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Size and Printed Materials
Fine art papers are printed without any additional white border Please let us know at the time of ordering if you would like a small additional white border.
Rolled canvas options have an additional white border of approximately 2.5 inches (7cm) on all 4 sides to aid stretching.
Ready to hang canvas panels are stretched on 1.5 inch deep solid pine frames from sustainable forestry sources. The image is mirrored on all 4 sides to give an aesthetically pleasing finish.
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