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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies for Landscapes c.1834-6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Studies for Landscapes’ c.1834-6
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 56 Recto:
Studies for Landscapes c.1834–6
D28873
Turner Bequest CCXCI b 56
Pencil on white wove paper, 101 x 77 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘56’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCXCI(b) – 56’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With rough pencil strokes, Turner has divided the page, turned vertically, into quarters, each of which contains at least one variation on landscape forms with hills, rocks and trees. Two include a small disk, presumably intended as the sun or moon. There may be a connection with the two watercolour landscapes on folios 51 verso and 52 verso (D28863, D28865). For other landscape studies towards the end of this sketchbook, see the Introduction.
Technical notes:
The edges are heavily stained owing to their proximity to the leather overlaps inside the back cover.
Verso:
Blank (marbled free endpaper).

Matthew Imms
May 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Studies for Landscapes c.1834–6 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-studies-for-landscapes-r1149088, accessed 23 April 2024.