William Turner - Standort 17 | Oberwesel

On the road to Urbar (Günderodehaus), View of OberweselThis

watercolour combines at least four different perspectives. Turner

assembled them to form a single painting using his sketches for

reference. The main view of the Rhine Valley originates from an

elevated location, from the direction of Urbar. The view of the ruined

tower behind the trees and parts of the foreground also depict

impressions that Turner sketched while walking towards Urbar. The »Ox

Tower« was inserted into the picture as a separate element. According

to this view, the tower would have been over 100 metres high. Turner

made these adjustments for reasons of compositional harmony. The work

became widely known in 2007 when it was put up for auction at Sotheby’s

for just under 4 million Euros. This is an unusually large-format

watercolour in which the brush strokes of vibrant yellow and red convey

shimmering heat.

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