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Moon over Lausanne

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork Details

Moon over Lausanne
1836
Joseph Mallord William Turner
watercolor and graphite on paper
20 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (52.07 x 62.87 x 3.18 cm)
Gift of Helmut Stern
1991/2.72

Description

Subject Matter:

An atmospheric landscape with figures in the foreground and a full moon over the city of Lausanne in the distance.

Physical Description:

Three figures stand in the bottom left corner. The image is mostly tan and light blue except very dark in the center. The blue horizon line is in the top third of the image stretching from a cityscape on the left side to a sweeping hill on the right side. There is a small moon in the middle at the very top of the image.

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