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 Valley ?with Distant Coast c.1830-45

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Valley ?with Distant Coast’ c.1830-45
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Valley ?with Distant Coast c.1830–45
D35935
Turner Bequest CCCLXIV 92
Watercolour on white wove paper, 301 x 248 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘92’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXIV – 92’ top right, ascending vertically
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This appears to be a depiction of a valley, perhaps with the sea glimpsed in the distance. It may therefore belong to a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper depicting coastal terrain. For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
Technical Notes:
Grey staining in the bottom left-hand corner of the sheet.
Verso:
The verso is attached to the mount.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Valley ?with Distant Coast c.1830–45 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-valley-with-distant-coast-r1182888, accessed 19 April 2024.