Luxembourg

Accession Number
1991/2.73

Title
Luxembourg

Artist(s)
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist Nationality
British (modern)

Object Creation Date
1839

Medium & Support
watercolor and gouache on blue paper

Dimensions
5 7/16 in. x 7 1/2 in. ( 13.8 cm x 19 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Helmut Stern

Subject matter
Landscape of the gorge that traverses the ciry of Luxembourg surrounded by building structures along the cliffs and a city in the distance. He filled 30 pages of sketches of the dramatic setting in his sketchbooks and made numerous atmospheric guache and watercolor paintings, including this one.

Physical Description
The top third of the landscape image is the sky with two tower-structures silhouetted on the far right side. There is a structure in the middle of the image with a bridge connecting the cliffs. The bottom right corner of the image is darker and more blue than the rest.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
landscape

Additional Object Classification(s)
Drawing

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
buildings (structures)
landscapes (representations)
valleys (landforms)
watercolors (paintings)

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