Watercolour on paper
Colour Studies of the Sun and Clouds at Dawn and Sunset
Colour Studies of the Sun and Clouds at Dawn and Sunset
Colour Studies of the Sun, Skies and Clouds c..1815-45
Colour Studies of the Sun, Skies and Clouds c..1815-45
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Sun Rising over Sea
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
sea
seascapes and coasts
sunrise
times of the day
<p>Storms often feature as a dramatic and sublime component of Turner’s paintings. In these three watercolours, gathering storm clouds above a menacing sea provide the artist with the opportunity to experiment with contrasting areas of dark and light.</p><p>Turner has combined fluid washes with energetic brushstrokes to create a sense of perpetual movement and change in the weather. Each composition preserves a unity between the sky and the water, the energy or stillness of the waves mirroring or balancing the dynamic masses of the clouds.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2008</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
16 October 2003 – 18 January 2004
2004-01-18
16 October 2003 – 18 January 2004
2004-01-18
2003-10-16
Mori Arts Centre (Tokyo, Japan)
2003-10-16
Happiness: A Survival Guide for Art and Life
Loan-out
23 March 2005 – 16 October 2005
2005-10-16
23 March 2005 – 16 October 2005
2005-10-16
2005-03-23
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
Tate Liverpool (Liverpool, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/
2005-03-23
Turner and the Sea
Collection based display
20 March 2009 – 10 August 2009
2009-08-10
20 March 2009 – 10 August 2009
2009-08-10
2009-03-20
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2009-03-20
The Theatre of Colour: Turner Watercolours at the Museum of Modern Art, New York 1966
Collection based display
The Sun Rising over the Sea
support: 298 × 391 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
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<span class="text7">Storms often feature as a dramatic and <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/s/sublime" title="Glossary definition for 'Sublime'"><span>sublime</span></a>      component of Turner’s <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a>. In these three <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a>,      gathering storm clouds above a menacing sea provide the artist with the      opportunity to experiment with contrasting areas of dark and light. </span>
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<span class="text7">Turner has combined fluid washes with energetic      brushstrokes to create a sense of perpetual movement and change in the      weather. Each <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a> preserves a unity between the sky and the water,      the </span><span class="text4">energy or stillness of the waves mirroring      or</span><span class="text7"> </span><span class="text0">balancing the      dynamic masses of the clouds</span><span class="text6">. </span>
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