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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Second Italian Tour 1828-9 > Genoa and Florence Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Buildings, with Mountains 1828

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Buildings, with Mountains’ 1828
Folio 14 Verso:
A Ligurian Coastal Village with Mountains 1828
D21439
Turner Bequest CCXXXIII 14a
Pencil on white lined wove paper, 96 x 144 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The subject of this slight study, executed with the sketchbook turned horizontally, appears to be a small coastal village. It is likely located along the Riviera di Levante, the stretch of Ligurian coastline linking Genoa to La Spezia. The vertical line to the right may represent a single moored vessel in the harbour, and a belltower and buildings are also outlined. Turner’s viewpoint appears to be from a boat out at sea, looking inland to observe the mountainous topography.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘A Ligurian Coastal Village with Mountains 1828’, catalogue entry, November 2024, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, February 2025, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/a-ligurian-coastal-village-with-mountains-r1209979, accessed 15 April 2025.