Free Shipping on All Orders

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne, Morning (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 35)

From $33.68

Material

Size

Clear

Cut-Type

NOTE: All Giclee prints on PAPER are printed and cut to exact size. If you would like extra paper around your print please let us know. We can add an extra 1/4" or 1/2" of paper on all sides upon request. This selection does not apply for the stretched canvas or framed products.

SKU: TRG-PRINT-METM-382938 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Maritime, Mountains, Scotland Artist: Turner, J.M.W.

Tags: Maritime, Mountains, Scotland

Description

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne, Morning brings boats and fishermen into the foreground of a mountain-bordered Scottish loch. A pier, floating buoy and the exposed fluke of a submerged anchor give the water several small points of interest. Turner connects the working shore with the larger enclosure of the mountains, allowing local activity to remain visible without dominating the prospect.

Published on June 1, 1811, the print combines etching, aquatint and mezzotint, with Turner developing the tone himself. This is the first of six states in Liber Studiorum. Although titled Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne, Morning, the Metropolitan Museum identifies the actual scene as neighboring Loch Shira. The distinction keeps the geographic identity precise while preserving the engraved title, and the image’s appeal remains in the relation between quiet distance and the busy foreground shore.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the J. M. W. Turner collection.