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 Coast and Sailboats c.1830-41

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coast and Sailboats’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coast and Sailboats c.1830–41
D34784
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 320
Pencil on white laid paper, 75 x 171 mm
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is 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 Notes:
The sheet has been removed from a sketchbook.
Verso:
Stamped in black with ‘CCCXLIV 320’.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coast and Sailboats 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-coast-and-sailboats-r1182849, accessed 25 April 2024.