Whalers
ArtistJ. M. W. Turner
Yearc. 1845
Dimensions91.8 cm × 122.6 cm (36.1 in × 48.3 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession96.29

Whalers is an 1845 painting by British artist J. M. W. Turner. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts a whaling ship and her launches pursuing a whale. Originally created with the hope that collector Elhanan Bicknell would purchase it, the work is currently found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][2][3]

The painting depicts a wounded sperm whale thrashing in a sea of foam and blood. In the background is a ghostly three-masted whaling vessel.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Whalers". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "In Turner Paintings at the Met, the Bloody Business of Whaling". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Warrell, Ian (2007). J.M.W. Turner. London: Tate Publishing. p. 199.


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