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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Water Falling over Rocks c.1794

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Water Falling over Rocks’ c.1794
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 6 Recto:
Study of Water Falling over Rocks c.1794
D00267
Turner Bequest XX 6
Pencil on white laid paper, 99 x 152 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘6’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XX 6’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is a very uncharacteristic exercise, using the pencil to create tonal contrasts, a technique suggested by the difficulty of depicting moving water by outline alone. Turner was to develop his technical response to moving water in a number of studies and finished watercolours stemming from his Welsh tour of 1795.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram centre.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Study of Water Falling over Rocks c.1794 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2012, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-study-of-water-falling-over-rocks-r1140659, accessed 16 April 2024.