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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of a Windswept Sky c.1818

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of a Windswept Sky’ c.1818
Folio 35 Recto:
Study of a Windswept Sky c.1818
D12483
Turner Bequest CLVIII 35
Watercolour on white wove paper, 125 x 247 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Inscribed in red ink ‘35’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLVIII – 35’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Like the preceding page, folio 34 recto (D12482), this sheet features a minimal sketch of a windswept sky. Turner has used a series of diagonal criss-cross lines to suggest air currents moving in a variety of directions simultaneously.
See the sketchbook’s Introduction for general notes on possible locations and dating.
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Caitlin Doley
July 2024

How to cite

Caitlin Doley, ‘Study of a Windswept Sky c.1818’, catalogue entry, July 2024, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, October 2024, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/study-of-a-windswept-sky-r1208907, accessed 02 April 2026.