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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Sea and Sky c.1830-45

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Sea and Sky’ c.1830-45
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Sea and Sky c.1830–45
D35884
Turner Bequest CCCLXIV 45
Watercolour on white wove paper, 238 x 311 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘45’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXIV – 45’ 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.
Technical Notes:
Round patches of white towards the top centre of the painted area, perhaps caused by drops of water.
Verso:
The verso is attached to the mount.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Sea and Sky c.1830–45 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-sea-and-sky-r1182872, accessed 24 November 2024.