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Catalog of Pictures, 1910, 1929 [page 30]
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filled with the closest possible observation of nature, but in its tonality, it is artificial. In its conception, too, we cannot deny that there is something of the same artificiality, if indeed, so unkind a word can be used of the power, skill, and invention which Turner displays. Compared with the appearance of similar effects in nature, we have to admit that the lighting is forced, and that the arrangement of the shadows is arbitrary. And yet, when these deductions are all made, the picture remains a masterpiece superbly conceived, superbly observed, and painted with unrivalled power and science. The tones and lighting may not be scientifically accurate, but the world has yet to produce a master who is able to render so perfectly in oil paint the weight, motion, and majesty of a stormy sea. symbol in green ink: Ŧ
symbol in green ink: Ŧ C. J. Holmes, Burlington Magazine.
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