Is considered a classic in the genre of blurry paintings of something on fire. Claude Monet, whose lack of blurry fire painting skills reduced him to lame painting of soggy waterlilies, said "If I could have painted blurry paintings of something on fire, I'd have never gotten within 5,000 feet of a waterlily." As for Turner, he was always humble about his gift. "Painting blurry paintings of something on fire came naturally to me. Personally, I'd have preferred to paint other things. Although not waterlilies, like that pussy Monet."
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yeah, squinting at that one would be overkill. love turner though, ahead of his time.
Posted by: James | June 01, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Ah yes, the Beavis of his generation...
Posted by: mordantmouth | June 03, 2008 at 09:34 AM