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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Clouds c.1807-14

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Clouds’ c.1807-14
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 32 Recto:
Study of Clouds c.1807–14
D08333
Turner Bequest CXXII 32
Pencil on white wove paper, 69 x 112 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘yellow’, ‘Blue’ and ‘grey’ towards top right
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘32’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXII – 32’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This sketch is annotated with colour notes. There are further cloud studies on folios 27 verso–28 recto, and 33 recto and verso (D08326, D08327, D08334, D08335).
Verso:
Blank, save for extensive offsetting from the pencil drawing on folio 33 Recto opposite (D08334).

Matthew Imms
September 2013

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Study of Clouds c.1807–14 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-study-of-clouds-r1147810, accessed 23 April 2024.