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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Sky above a Beach c.1818

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Sky above a Beach’ c.1818
Folio 10 Recto:
Study of Sky above a Beach c.1818
D12458
Turner Bequest CLVIII 10
Watercolour on white wove paper, 125 x 247 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Inscribed in red ink ‘10’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLVIII – 10’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
On this page Turner has used blank areas of white paper and varying shades of blue and grey to evoke a cloud-filled sky above what might be a sandy beach. A series of diagonal brushstrokes on the left-hand side of the composition might suggest the beginnings of 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, ‘Study of Sky above a Beach 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-sky-above-a-beach-r1208882, accessed 24 November 2024.