Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis form, but Turner's attraction to light and colour allows colour to take the place of form. The main colours used by Turner were red, yellow, and blue, which is discussed more in depth in relation to other works that influenced that of Turner. His work also illustrates his relationship to the Romantic Movement and position as the precursor of the impressionist movement. As expressed in the title of the painting, J.M.W. Turner found interest in Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's book, "Theory of Colours" also known as Zur Farbenlehre, published in 1810. Turner absorbed Goethe’s theory of light and darkness and
Colour trade mark the United States Court of Appeals ruled in 1985 that Owens Corning had the right to prevent competitors from using the colour pink in their insulation products, thus making Owens Corning the first company in the United States to trademark a colour. In 1995, the United States Supreme Court further acknowledged that a colour could be used as a trademark in the case of "Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., Inc.", 514 U.S. 159 (1995). The trademark owner must show that the trademark colour has acquired substantial distinctiveness, and the colour indicates source of the goods to which it is