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 ?Wreck in Coastal Terrain c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Wreck in Coastal Terrain’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
?Wreck in Coastal Terrain c.1830–41
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Turner Bequest CCCXLIII 20
Chalk and pencil on blue paper, 97 x 138 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘20’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCXLIII – 20’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram towards bottom right
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.
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John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘?Wreck in Coastal Terrain c.1830–41 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-wreck-in-coastal-terrain-r1182828, accessed 21 November 2024.