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 Figures, Boats and Baskets c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Figures, Boats and Baskets’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Figures, Boats and Baskets c.1830–41
D34789
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 323
Pencil on white laid paper, 171 x 75 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘white day’ centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘323’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCXLIV 323’ bottom right
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:
See Tate D34790 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 323v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Figures, Boats and Baskets 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-figures-boats-and-baskets-r1182853, accessed 26 April 2024.