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 Fishermen c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Fishermen’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Fishermen c.1830–41
D34787
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 322
Pencil on paper, 171 x 75 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘[...] Blue [...]’ top right
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘322’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCXLIV 322’ 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.
Technical Notes:
The sheet has been removed from a sketchbook.
Verso:
See Tate D34788 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 322v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Fishermen 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-fishermen-r1182851, accessed 21 November 2024.