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Did JMW Turner Really Tie Himself to the Mast of a Ship to Paint a Storm?
The way JMW Turner depicted a storm at sea shocked his contemporaries, and foreshadowed the evolution of abstract art.
SMALL TOWNS: Marinette man gains fame for his maritime artwork
The ship was caught in a storm and sank in Lake Huron in 1966 ... where he sold a whopping $60 worth of art. “It was a ...