The Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate now sits on the site of the boarding house where he stayed during his visits. The Sunrise Over The Sea artwork was previously owned by Turner’s ...

Contrary to Turner ... In the painting San Pietro di Castello at Sunrise (c 1840), the Venetian island and the titular palace upon it seem to move towards us, like some ghostly ship, in shimmering ...

And for artists, the sea is an ever-changing subject ... which allows the boat to steer the mighty ship. And to Turner, this was not just a painting on a canvas, but rather he used to call ...