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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Buildings or Ruins, ?at or near Forlì 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Buildings or Ruins, ?at or near Forlì’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 48 Verso:
Buildings or Ruins, ?at or near Forlì 1819
D14577
Turner Bequest CLXXVI 44a
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 184 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The subject is rendered so slightly and swiftly that it is unclear whether the structures are shown intact or in ruins. The drawing falls between apparent and confirmed views of Forlì (see under folio 44 verso; D14569; Turner Bequest CLXXVI 40a), so may represent buildings there or nearby.
Cecilia Powell has commented on the relatively uneventful phase of Turner’s journey between leaving Bologna and reaching Rimini (folios 43 recto–60 verso; D14566–D14598; Turner Bequest CLXXVI 39a–56a);1 for his overall route south-east between Bologna and Ancona, see the sketchbook’s Introduction.

Matthew Imms
March 2017

1
See Powell 1984, pp.89–90, 465 note 98.

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Buildings or Ruins, ?at or near Forlì 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2017, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, July 2017, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-buildings-or-ruins-at-or-near-forli-r1186313, accessed 08 May 2024.