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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Storm Clouds above the Sea c.1818

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Storm Clouds above the Sea’ c.1818
Folio 24 Recto:
Storm Clouds above the Sea c.1818
D12472
Turner Bequest CLVIII 24
Watercolour on white wove paper, 125 x 247 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Inscribed in red ink ‘24’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLVIII – 24’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This page is comparable to the preceding one, folio 23 recto (D12471), in its depiction of dark storm clouds breaking above what appears to be the sea. Overlapping diagonal brushstrokes suggest the combined chaos of crashing waves and falling rain.
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, ‘Storm Clouds above the Sea 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/storm-clouds-above-the-sea-r1208896, accessed 22 November 2024.