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 Sailboat c.1820-30

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Sailboat’ c.1820-30
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Sailboat c.1820–30
D25372
Turner Bequest CCLXIII 250
Watercolour on white wove paper, 177 x 261 mm
Partial watermark ‘J Whatman | 1815’
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘250’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIII – 250’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram centre
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:
See Tate D41485 (Turner Bequest CCLXIII 250v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Sailboat 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-sailboat-r1182803, accessed 22 November 2024.