J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1811 > Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Wooded Valley or Bay, Probably in Devon 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Wooded Valley or Bay, Probably in Devon’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 79 Recto:
A Wooded Valley or Bay, Probably in Devon 1811
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Turner Bequest CXXIII 76
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘76’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 76’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Heavy clouds are indicated above what seems to be the sun, low over the horizon. The scene appears without landmarks, but is probably in Devon given that there are identified scenes on adjacent pages.
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Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘A Wooded Valley or Bay, Probably in Devon 1811 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-wooded-valley-or-bay-probably-in-devon-r1136991, accessed 23 April 2024.