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23Apr2009

Taurus Art 1.02

DateThursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:24AM

Norham Castle, Sunrise (c. 1845)

One of Turner's most popular paintings, it was never exhibited in his lifetime, and may be unfinished, yet is taken now to be one of his most characteristic works. The Taurean cows incorporate the elemental  massiveness of castle, sun, water and air.

 "Turner never lost his connection to reality. One of the last, semiabstract paintings in the show’s final gallery is a sunrise view of Norham Castle. . . . Amid its gorgeous smudges of blue castle, yellow sun and pale ochre shores are two cows, faint but definite, who have come for their morning drink.   New York Times

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This painting almost compels one to find a way to imagine that Turner was "a Pisces."
May 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJoseph Stone

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