Who created "Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish"?

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish was created by Joseph Mallord William Turner in 1837–38.

What medium is "Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish"?

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish is Oil on canvas.

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Q: When was "Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish" created?

This artwork was created 1837–38.

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1837–38

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

174.5 × 224.9 cm (68 3/4 × 88 1/2 in.); Framed: 216.6 × 268 cm (85 1/4 × 105 1/2 in.)

Classification

oil on canvas

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

4796

About the Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1775–1851

Joseph Mallord William Turner, born on 23 April 1775 in London's Covent Garden to barber William Turner and Mary Marshall, emerged as a child prodigy amid personal hardships. His mother suffered mental illness and died in Bethlem Hospital in 1804, while his father supported his early sketches by displaying them in his shop. Around age 10, Turner stayed with his uncle Joseph Mallord William Marshal...

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

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