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El lago de Zug

1843
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690
Hugh Munro de Novar (1797–1864) encargó este dibujo a Turner en 1843. El artista se basó en bocetos que había realizado durante su prolongada estancia en los Alpes suizos. Figuras femeninas semejantes a ninfas se bañan en el primer plano; el sol ilumina las montañas que se alzan detrás de Zug, un pueblo a orillas del lago vislumbrado en la lejanía. La representación lograda de luz y atmósfera, producto de aplicaciones sucesivas de finas capas de color húmedo y seco, con raspaduras puntuales a modo de acento, es característica de las mejores obras de Turner y responde a su intención de dotar al paisaje de resonancia mítica. En una época posterior, el dibujo fue propiedad del crítico John Ruskin (1819–1900), gran admirador del artista.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: El lago de Zug
  • Artista: Joseph Mallord William Turner, británico, 1775–1851
  • Material: Acuarela sobre grafito
  • Dimensiones: 29,8 x 46,6 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Marquand, 1959
  • Número de inventario: 59.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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