Lauerzersee with the Mythens
Watercolour
ca. 1848 (made)
ca. 1848 (made)
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Turner made sketching tours in Britain and Europe every summer. He visited Switzerland several times. This watercolour has also been called Lake of Brienz. Turner painted it in his studio, using a smaller watercolour in a sketchbook he used in Switzerland in 1843 and his extraordinary memory for reference.
This is one of the Swiss watercolours Turner painted late in his career. These paintings, together with his late works in oil, represent the climax of Turner's career. The apparently careless way in which Turner applied the paint hides the fact that these pictures are carefully thought out.
This is one of the Swiss watercolours Turner painted late in his career. These paintings, together with his late works in oil, represent the climax of Turner's career. The apparently careless way in which Turner applied the paint hides the fact that these pictures are carefully thought out.
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, pen, and red ink |
| Brief description | Watercolour, 'Lauerzersee with the Mythens', by J. M. W. Turner, pen and red ink, ca. 1848. |
| Physical description | Watercolour of a lake, with a shepherd and goats in the foreground. |
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| Gallery label | Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851
The Láuerzersee with the Mythens
About 1848
AT the end of his life Turner worked on watercolours based on drawings made during his 1843 tour of Switzerland. These represent the fullest expression of his depiction of landscape in terms of light and atmosphere. John Ruskin praised his ability to represent 'the far higher and deeper truth of mental vision, rather than that of the physical facts'.
Watercolour and pen and red ink on paper, scraping out
Bequeated by Henry Vaughan 1900
Museum no. 980-1900 |
| Credit line | Henry Vaughan Bequest |
| Object history | Previously catalogued as 'Lake of Brienz [?]' in British Watercolours in the Victoria and Albert Museum: an Illustrated Catalogue of the National Collection, compiled by Lionel Lambourne and Jean Hamilton, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. |
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| Summary | Turner made sketching tours in Britain and Europe every summer. He visited Switzerland several times. This watercolour has also been called Lake of Brienz. Turner painted it in his studio, using a smaller watercolour in a sketchbook he used in Switzerland in 1843 and his extraordinary memory for reference. This is one of the Swiss watercolours Turner painted late in his career. These paintings, together with his late works in oil, represent the climax of Turner's career. The apparently careless way in which Turner applied the paint hides the fact that these pictures are carefully thought out. |
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| Accession number | 980-1900 |
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| Record created | October 30, 2002 |
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