High levels of tephra in the atmosphere led to unusually spectacular sunsets during this period , a feature celebrated in the paintings of J. M. W. Turner . This may have given rise to the yellow tinge predominant in his paintings such as '' Chichester Canal '' circa '' 1828 '' . Similar phenomena were observed after the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa , and on the West Coast of the United States following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Year Without a Summer