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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1836-47 Modern painter > Autumn Tour of Northern France 1845 > Dieppe and Kent Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner ?Kittiwakes on a Channel Beach; the Château de Dieppe 1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Kittiwakes on a Channel Beach; the Château de Dieppe’ 1845
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 71 Recto:
?Kittiwakes on a Channel Beach; the Château de Dieppe 1845
D35613
Turner Bequest CCCLXI 71
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 86 mm
Inscribed by Turner ‘[?Kiddy Wake]’ above centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘71’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXI – 71’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned vertically, there are two beach scenes, presumably on a Channel coast. Under two small marks in the lower sketch, Turner has written what may be ‘Kiddy Wake’, probably indicating kittiwake gulls. See the sketchbook’s Introduction for the many slight coastal views scattered through it.
At the left, ascending vertically relative to the other sketches, is a skyline of roofs which seems to be a continuation of the view of the Château de Dieppe on folio 70 recto (D35611).
Technical notes:
There is some brown staining at the gutter, possibly indicating water damage in the 1928 Tate flood.
Verso:
Blank; there is a thin strip of modern paper pasted in at the gutter, acting as a reinforcing hinge between this page and folio 72 recto opposite (D35614).

Matthew Imms
September 2016

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘?Kittiwakes on a Channel Beach; the Château de Dieppe 1845 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2016, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-kittiwakes-on-a-channel-beach-the-chateau-de-dieppe-r1184030, accessed 26 April 2024.