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 Coastal Terrain c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain c.1830–41
D34524
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 157
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 146 mm
Inscribed by Turner with colour notes across sheet
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘157’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black Turner Bequest ‘CCCXLIV 157’ top right, ascending vertically
Blind stamped three times with Turner Bequest monogram centre
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.
Technical Notes:
This sheet has been removed from a sketchbook.
Verso:
See Tate D34525 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 157v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘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-coastal-terrain-r1182844, accessed 21 November 2024.