Peace – Burial at Sea
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
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Peace – Burial at Sea is an oil painting on canvas by the English Romantic artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), first exhibited in 1842. The painting serves as a memorial tribute to Turner's contemporary, the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841), depicting Wilkie's burial at sea off Gibraltar. It was intended as a companion piece to War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet (also 1842) which alludes to the sordid demise of the former Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte (thus "War" and "Peace").[1][2] The two works are characterised by their sharply contrasting colours and tones: War utilises a strident yellow and red while Peace is painted a cool blend of white, blue and black.[3]
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| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
| Year | 1842 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 87 cm × 86.7 cm (34 in × 34.1 in) |
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The painting was part of the Turner bequest gifted by the artist to the British nation in 1859, and is now in the permanent collection of Tate Britain.[4]
In popular culture
The post-hardcore British band Peace Burial at Sea take their name from the painting.[5]
In July 2013, the National Gallery of Australia physically recreated the painting in real time with live action inclusive of a ship in Sydney Harbour in conjunction with the exhibit at the museum Turner from the Tate: The Making of a Master.[6]
See also
- List of paintings by J. M. W. Turner
- View of Sir David Wilkie's House in Kensington, an 1842 painting tribute to Wilkie by William Collins
