Joseph Mallord William Turner

On the Sands at Brighton

c.1824

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Brighton and Arundel Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 75 x 118 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D18369
Turner Bequest CCX 35 a

Catalogue entry

Here Turner depicts Brighton from a vantage point on the beach, close to the Albion Hotel, the Chain Pier Toll House and waterwheel. The Chain Pier can be seen beyond, in the middle distance. In the foreground Turner records moored ‘Red [?Boats]’ and figures on the sands. For further sketches of Brighton in this book see Tate D18343–D18350, D18353–D18365, D18369–D18371; Turner Bequest CCX 20a–23a, 25a–33a, 35a–36a. See also Tate D22773; Turner Bequest CCXLIV 111 and N01986, N02064, T03886, T04421.

Alice Rylance-Watson
February 2015

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