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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Coastal Terrain and Figures c.1820-30

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain and Figures’ c.1820-30
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain and Figures c.1820–30
D25441
Turner Bequest CCLXIII 318
Watercolour on white wove paper, 206 x 345 mm
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIII – 318’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is one of a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper apparently depicting coastal terrain, although Turner specialist Eric Shanes has suggested that it may also represent a scene in Switzerland.1 For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
1
Eric Shanes, Turner’s Watercolour Explorations 1810–1842, exhibition catalogue, Tate Gallery, London 1997, p.106.
Technical Notes:
A hairline crack on the left-hand edge of the sheet towards the lower corner.
Verso:
The verso is attached to the mount.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coastal Terrain and Figures c.1820–30 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-coastal-terrain-and-figures-r1182816, accessed 26 April 2024.