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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Beach c.1840-5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Beach’ c.1840-5
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Beach c.1840–5
D36296
Turner Bequest CCCLXV 6
Watercolour on white wove paper, 294 x 437 mm
Stamped in black ink ‘CCCLXV – 6’ 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 depicting coastal terrain and seagoing vessels in various combinations. For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
Verso:
Pencil note reading ‘CCCLXV,6.’. Stamped in black ink with the Turner Bequest monogram and ‘CCCLXV – 6’.
Technical Notes:
Grey marks and patches of watercolour.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Beach c.1840–5 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-beach-r1182945, accessed 09 May 2024.