'Study of Water Falling over Rocks', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Study of Water Falling over Rocks

From Marford Mill Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XX

Date c.1794

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 99 x 152 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D00267

Turner Bequest XX 6

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 6 Recto:

Study of Water Falling over Rocks c.1794

D00267
Turner Bequest XX 6

Pencil on white laid paper, 99 x 152 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘6’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XX 6’ bottom left, descending vertically

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

This is a very uncharacteristic exercise, using the pencil to create tonal contrasts, a technique suggested by the difficulty of depicting moving water by outline alone. Turner was to develop his technical response to moving water in a number of studies and finished watercolours stemming from his Welsh tour of 1795.

Verso:

Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram centre.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

Read this catalogue entry in full

This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

1787-1801 Student and master

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Marford Mill Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest