Discovery of William Turner's Work

Art by British Painter William Turner Makes a Strong Reappearance
London, June 9 (Prensa Latina) The painting "The Rising Squall" by British artist William Turner has reappeared after being lost for more than 150 years, a subject discovered by Sotheby's auction house to organize an exhibition before its sale.

The discovery of the work now changes some established paradigms regarding the evolution of the artist's painting, a name that resonates strongly in the art world,

especially in the context of the 19th century, according to Euronews.

Throughout his career, this painter was especially noted for his dazzling skill in creating watercolors, which he used to recreate landscapes, the website added.

With this technique—and his masterful skill in capturing light and color—Turner is considered, in addition to a key figure in English Romanticism, a precursor to the Impressionist period.

Elements such as torment, emotion, dynamism, and beauty were part of the artist's creative work, and he sought to capture all of these when capturing the grandeur of the world around him.

His early period was filled with works in which this painter still used oils. Among them was the famous work, lost for over a century and created by the artist when he was a teenager.

"The Rising Squall," erased from the map during this time, depicts an old spa in Bristol and its iconic hot spring, located next to the River Avon, illuminated under a sky covered in clouds that foreshadowed an imminent storm.

At 18, Turner stood out for his precociousness and budding talent, and he took the work to the Royal Academy in 1793.

After presenting it, the painting caught the attention of Robert Nixon, a chaplain who was also a client of Turner's father, and he acquired it. Since then, it passed through family generations until it unexpectedly resurfaced in 1858 at an exhibition on the remote island of Tasmania, Australia.

However, after this brief period of public exposure, the piece once again disappeared from the critical and artistic eye of the time, falling into deep oblivion.

The unveiling of the painting underscores the richness of Turner's early period as an artist and adds crucial information about Turner's technical evolution.

Between June 28 and July 1, "The Rising Squall" will be on public display at the prestigious London auction house Sotheby's, with a possible starting price of 300,000 pounds, equivalent to approximately 355,000 euros.
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