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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Montivilliers from the South-East, Normandy 1832

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Montivilliers from the South-East, Normandy’ 1832
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 92 Recto:
Montivilliers from the South-East, Normandy 1832
D24063
Turner Bequest CCLIV 92
Pencil on white wove paper, 174 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘92’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ink ‘CCLIV – 92’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned horizontally, Turner filled much of this page with a panoramic view of Montivilliers from a high, south-easterly vantage. This small town is situated about seven miles north-east of the port at Le Havre and is dominated by the Romanesque Church of Saint-Sauveur. Particular attention has been paid here to the way in which the landmark’s lantern tower and single spire jut out above the town’s skyline to pierce the rolling countryside beyond. Turner’s interest in the picturesque potential of this town culminated in a gouache and watercolour sketch of around this date; Tate D24650 (Turner Bequest CCLIX 85). A list of pages in this volume which feature views of Montivilliers is provided in the entry for folio 96 recto (D24071; Turner Bequest CCLIV 96).

John Chu
July 2014

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Montivilliers from the South-East, Normandy 1832 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-montivilliers-from-the-south-east-normandy-r1173468, accessed 25 April 2024.