wocomoCULTURE | The Storm by William McTaggart: the angst of a storm captured in a landscape | Artworks Explained @wocomoCULTURE | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
McTaggart's energetic brushwork and bold colouring convey the force of the thunderous sky, the whipping wind and the turbulent sea. Although it is possible to find similarities in Impressionist painting, his technique is essentially part of a distinct Scottish tradition.
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William McTaggart was the most important Scottish landscape painter of the late 19th century. He was born within reach of the Atlantic Ocean and spent all his summers painting it. In the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh hangs what is probably his most famous painting, "The Storm", painted in 1890. The fishing boats are in distress at sea, taking on water and being blown out. But the real subject is the storm itself: land, sea, and the sky.
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The Masterworks series is a treasure trove of art. Each ten-minute program focuses on an individual painting, with a rich visual survey accompanied by an authoritative voice-over commentary. The selection of works, from galleries on both sides of the Atlantic, covers a broad spectrum of art from the earliest European masterpieces to contemporary works, introducing the unfamiliar and rediscovering the well-loved.
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McTaggart's energetic brushwork and bold colouring convey the force of the thunderous sky, the whipping wind and the turbulent sea. Although it is possible to find similarities in Impressionist painting, his technique is essentially part of a distinct Scottish tradition.
➡️ Discover more masterworks: bit.ly/Masterworks-Explained
William McTaggart was the most important Scottish landscape painter of the late 19th century. He was born within reach of the Atlantic Ocean and spent all his summers painting it. In the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh hangs what is probably his most famous painting, "The Storm", painted in 1890. The fishing boats are in distress at sea, taking on water and being blown out. But the real subject is the storm itself: land, sea, and the sky.
Subscribe to wocomoCULTURE: goo.gl/VITuUt
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The Masterworks series is a treasure trove of art. Each ten-minute program focuses on an individual painting, with a rich visual survey accompanied by an authoritative voice-over commentary. The selection of works, from galleries on both sides of the Atlantic, covers a broad spectrum of art from the earliest European masterpieces to contemporary works, introducing the unfamiliar and rediscovering the well-loved.
© Licensed by Arthaus Musik
