捕鲸船

Joseph Mallord William Turner British

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透纳在1845年度的皇家艺术学院展览中首次展出《捕鲸船》时已届七十高龄。这幅画的赞赏者和贬低者都认为,要辨别出构图前景中央的捕鲸船和猛烈拍击水面的鲸鱼需要下一番功夫。透纳对海景画的兴趣贯穿他的整个职业生涯,他的许多晚期作品,如这幅一样,都以近似抽象的手法突出大海那戏剧性的力量。这幅画和其他三幅一起,都收藏在伦敦的泰特美术馆,这几幅作品的部分灵感应该来自托马斯·比尔的《抹香鲸自然史》(1839年)。

Whalers, Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, London 1775–1851 London), Oil on canvas

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