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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Heavy Clouds above the Sea c.1818

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Heavy Clouds above the Sea’ c.1818
Folio 23 Recto:
Study of Heavy Clouds above the Sea c.1818
D12471
Turner Bequest CLVIII 23
Watercolour on white wove paper, 125 x 247 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Inscribed in red ink ‘23’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLVIII – 23’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This page appears to show heavy clouds gathering over a dark, rolling sea. It is difficult to discern exactly where the crashing waves end and the sky begins.
See the sketchbook’s Introduction for general notes on possible locations and dating.
Verso:
Blank, save for some patches of dark blue, likely offset from folio 24 recto opposite (D12472).

Caitlin Doley
July 2024

How to cite

Caitlin Doley, ‘Study of Heavy 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/study-of-heavy-clouds-above-the-sea-r1208895, accessed 22 November 2024.