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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner ?Clouds c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Clouds’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 5 Verso:
?Clouds c.1835–40
D27375
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 5a
Pencil on white wove paper, 86 x 111 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The slightness of this study, perhaps depicting clouds, is typical of much of this sketchbook’s contents. For more information, see the sketchbook Introduction.
Technical notes:
The glue used to fasten the inside front cover of the sketchbook to the binding boards has stained this page.

John Chu
February 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘?Clouds c.1835–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-clouds-r1181514, accessed 21 November 2024.