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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Heavy Clouds above a Landscape c.1828-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Heavy Clouds above a Landscape’ c.1828-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Heavy Clouds above a Landscape c.1828–40
D25271
Turner Bequest CCLXIII 149
Watercolour on white wove paper, 306 x 484 mm
Watermark ‘C Ansell | 1828’
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram below right of centre
Inscribed in red ink ‘149’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIII – 149’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Heavy grey clouds billow over an indeterminate landscape, possibly of hills or a rough sea. Rough vertical strokes at the centre presumably indicate rain emanating from the darkest part of the cloud. Compare Tate D25193 (Turner Bequest CCLXIII 71).
Verso:
Blank; laid down.

Matthew Imms
March 2016

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Heavy Clouds above a Landscape c.1828–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2016, 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-heavy-clouds-above-a-landscape-r1183154, accessed 25 April 2024.