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Craft: Joesph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851 Fishing boats with hucksters bargaining for fish, 1837/38. This painting was done using oil on a canvas. It seems to me it was a multi-layered piece because when i saw the painting you can see the texture of the painting. The background of the painting was most likely created first and he worked his way towards the front of the painting. This painting to me is unique because i actually felT like I was in the painting because the texture was so strong.

Composition: I felt like he arranged the elements in this photo excellently it seems to me like the boat is falling in a typhoon of water because if you look up at the top of the painting you can see clear blue sky. I believe he left this up to the viewer to decide. The colors that he choose also brings out the contrast between the lights and the darks.

Concept: I believe the concept of this piece is what can happened on a day of fishing gone wrong. I feel like the artist wanted to show that anything can happen, like i stated above it look like the boat is going down.