Fishermen at Sea (1796) – Joseph Mallord William Turner

Product Details:

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• High quality Giclée print
• Production: 1-3 days
• Shipping: 3-10 days (worldwide)

Choose between high-quality paper prints or professionally stretched canvas:

1. Fine Art Print (Paper)

• Printed using Giclée fine art technology on Enhanced Matte Art Paper, 200gsm (80lb).
• This museum-quality paper is perfect for high-resolution color graphics and illustrations.
• The matte finish highlights tones and subtle details, giving a rich, elegant look.
• Water-based inks, plastic-free, printed on sustainably sourced paper.
• Shipped in robust, protective packaging to ensure safe delivery.
• Can be hung with double-sided tape, tacks, or framed.
• Frame not included.

2. Stretched Canvas (Canvas Wrap)

Two Depth Options:

Slim - Frame depth: 19mm (0.75")
Thick - Frame depth: 38mm (1.5")

• Printed using 12-colour Giclée (Latex inkjet) process on premium canvas.
• Hand-stretched over a custom wooden frame made from European knotless pine (up to 3 meters wide).
• Each canvas is hand-finished by expert framers, with smooth, tight corners.
• The curved frame profile prevents contact with the canvas face - avoiding impression marks and surface cracks.
• Finger-jointed frame design ensures strong corner tension and resists warping.
• Wooden wedges are added on larger sizes to keep the canvas taut and allow for future re-stretching.
• Water-based inks, sustainably sourced materials, and vegan-friendly.
• Comes ready to hang.

Kindly understand, colors may vary depending on your monitor settings.

Artwork Description

J.M.W. Turner’s groundbreaking 1796 debut at the Royal Academy depicts a small fishing boat with a lantern battling towering waves under a stormy moonlit sky off the Needles, Isle of Wight, while another vessel struggles in the distance. The dramatic contrast between the cold, silvery moonlight piercing dark churning clouds and the warm glow of the fishermen’s light creates an overwhelming sense of nature’s sublime power and human fragility. Widely regarded as the first true oil marine painting in British art, this nocturnal scene announced Turner’s revolutionary genius at just 21 years old.

Dramatic focal point for a maritime-themed room, study, or coastal home; an evocative gift for lovers of seascapes, British Romanticism, or tales of man versus nature.