`John Martin: `The Assauging of the Waters,' 1840" at Richard L.Feigen & Co. is one of those rare shows, where only one work of artis put on view - in this case as an embodiment of the period in artknown as English romanticism.
The piece, "The Assauging of the Waters," is not one of themasterpieces of the period. It is, however, a strong workdisplaying the main tenets of romantic painting and its underlyingtheme of change through upheaval, revolution and the supernaturalforces of nature.
Martin was one of the most popular artists of his time, knownfor his illustrations of Biblical themes and references to works bythe romantic poets. When "The Assauging of the …
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