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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner ?Coastal Terrain c.1830-41

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Coastal Terrain’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
?Coastal Terrain c.1830–41
D34496
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 135
Pencil on white wove paper, 134 x 142 mm
Inscribed in pencil ‘136 [sic]’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCXLIV 135’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This appears to be one of a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper depicting coastal terrain and seagoing vessels in various combinations. For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
Technical note:
Horizontal fold along the centre of the sheet.
Verso:
See Tate D34497 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 135v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘?Coastal Terrain c.1830–41 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-coastal-terrain-r1182836, accessed 26 April 2024.