J M W Turner Heidelberg with a Rainbow, c.1842 Watercolour, 311 x 521 mm, 12 1/4 x 20 1/2 ins USA, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Minnesota. This watercolour was commissioned from Turner in 1840 by the engraver Thomas Abel Prior. He published a large engraving of the image in 1846. The watercolour fetched a world record for a watercolour by the artist at auction when it was sold by Sotheby's, New York, 31 January 2013 lot 101 for $4,562,500. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's. To view this image on Sotheby's website click on the following link and use your browser's 'back' button to return to this page.
{}