Norham Castle, Sunrise

E92830

"Norham Castle, Sunrise" is a celebrated landscape painting by J. M. W. Turner that exemplifies his luminous, atmospheric style and Romantic fascination with light and nature.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf landscape painting
painting
artist J. M. W. Turner
artisticStyle Romantic
atmospheric
luminous
basedOn Norham Castle on the River Tweed
collection Tate
colorPalette blues
pinks
soft yellows
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator J. M. W. Turner
creatorNationality British
depicts Norham Castle
sunrise
describedAs celebrated landscape painting
masterpiece of Turner’s late style
exemplifies Romantic engagement with nature
Turner’s atmospheric style
Turner’s fascination with light
genre Romanticism
hasLanguage none
hasPart castle silhouette
misty sky
rising sun
river foreground
inception 1840s
influenced Impressionist painters
influencedBy Romantic landscape tradition
location Tate Britain
mainSubject castle
river landscape
materialUsed oil paint
movement Romanticism
notableFor innovative treatment of light
misty atmospheric effects
subtle color harmonies
partOf Turner Bequest
placeOfDepiction Norham
River Tweed
support canvas
theme atmosphere
light
nature
transience

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
J. M. W. Turner
notableWork

Please wait…