Beach, ?English Coast

c.1830–45

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In Tate Britain

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: Support: 195 x 278 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D36278
Turner Bequest CCCLXIV 410

Catalogue entry

This is one of a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper depicting coastal terrain and seagoing vessels in various combinations. Turner specialist Eric Shanes has made a possible connection between this sheet and preparations for Turner’s Picturesque Views on the East Coast of England engraving series.1 For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.

Evelyn Joll, Martin Butlin and Luke Herrmann (eds.), The Oxford Companion to J.M.W. Turner, Oxford 2001, p.82

Verso:

Pencil note reading ‘410’. Red ink note reading ‘408 | ccclxiv. ~~388~~’. Stamped in black with the Turner Bequest monogram and ‘CCCLXIV – 410’.

Technical notes:

Grey staining across sheet.

John Chu
June 2015

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