The Evening of the Deluge

J. M. W. Turner

c. 1843 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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The Evening of the Deluge

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About this work

Artist: J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851)
Year: c. 1843
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 76 × 76 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Romanticism

A dark whirl of sky and water on a nearly square canvas, in which the last light drains from the world before the Flood and the drama is carried by tone rather than by legible figures. Turner painted it around 1843, the year he exhibited his pair of Deluge pictures, Shade and Darkness: The Evening of the Deluge and Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory): The Morning after the Deluge, both now at Tate Britain. The Washington canvas is closely related to the first of those and shares its vortex-like design. It was long unknown to the public: in 1872 it was sold at Christie's under the title The Animals Going into the Ark, and it passed through a Scottish collection and the Sedelmeyer gallery in Paris before reaching America. It is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A dark whirl of sky and water on a square canvas, carried by tone alone, for a study, bedroom or landing at 24×36 in black. A charcoal, deep brown or navy wall; it reads as abstract and suits a room that keeps its lights low.

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1843)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; oak lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Evening of the Deluge in the public domain?

Yes. J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Evening of the Deluge painted, and in what medium?

The Evening of the Deluge dates from c. 1843 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 76 × 76 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Evening of the Deluge (J. M. W. Turner) — The Evening of the Deluge · J. M. W. Turner · c. 1843. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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