Abstract and Modern Art

Contemporary abstract artworks featuring vivid colors and forms. The pieces emphasize emotional and atmospheric qualities, using mixed media for visual impact.

A Storm at Sea, c. 1819-1831, Joseph Mallord William Turner R.A., British, 1775-1851, 7 3/16 × 11 3/8 in. (18.26 × 28.89 cm) (sheet)18 3/8 × 23 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (46.67 × 60.01 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame), Watercolor, England, 19th century, J. M. W. Turners ecstatic relationship to sublime nature comes alive as the deft strokes of his brush capture the changes of mood in the varying light of the turbulent scene. This personal notation, which Turner called a 'colour beginning,' was not meant for public dissemination and borders on pure abstraction. Its open center evokes Turners spiritual interpretation of light. Far removed from the tightly executed, picturesque works that typified British watercolors of the early 1800s, Storm at Sea, presages the freedom, immediacy, abstraction, and mysticism that became central to art produced by later generations.
A Storm at Sea, c. 1819-1831, Joseph Mallord William Turner R.A., British, 1775-1851, 7 3/16 × 11 3/8 in. (18.26 × 28.89 cm) (sheet)18 3/8 × 23 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (46.67 × 60.01 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame), Watercolor, England, 19th century, J. M. W. Turners ecstatic relationship to sublime nature comes alive as the deft strokes of his brush capture the changes of mood in the varying light of the turbulent scene. This personal notation, which Turner called a 'colour beginning,' was not meant for public dissemination and borders on pure abstraction. Its open center evokes Turners spiritual interpretation of light. Far removed from the tightly executed, picturesque works that typified British watercolors of the early 1800s, Storm at Sea, presages the freedom, immediacy, abstraction, and mysticism that became central to art produced by later generations.