Watercolour and graphite on paper
Studies for Published ‘England and Wales’ Subjects
Studies for Published ‘England and Wales’ Subjects
England and Wales Colour Studies c.1825-39
England and Wales Colour Studies c.1825-39
Kent
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>
Margate
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
bay
cloud
coast
England
England, South East
England, Southern
Kent
landscape
Margate - non-specific
places
sea
seascapes and coasts
sky
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
weather
<p>This watercolour may be a view of Margate, as the pencil lines seem to suggest the town's cliffs and headland, and the letter 'M' is inscribed at the top of the sheet. It is an example of Turner's 'colour beginnings': sketches he made to work out compositions and to experiment with different ways of using watercolour. Turner often painted Margate, and said that the loveliest skies are 'in the Isle of Thanet'. The engravings of Margate shown here were made after the finished watercolour, which is now at the Yale Centre for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour graphite
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2008-01-13
4 October 2007 – 13 January 2008
2008-01-13
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Fundación Juan March (Madrid, Spain)
http://www.march.es
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ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
http://www.mnac.es
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National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
http://www.nationalgallery.ie
3 March 2023 – 25 June 2023
2023-06-25
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Fondation Pierre Gianadda (Martigny, Switzerland)
2021-10-16
Turner Watercolours: Sun is God
Tate partnerships & programmes
Margate
support: 352 × 518 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
<p>This <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>watercolour</span></a> may be a view of Margate, as the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> lines seem to suggest the town's cliffs and headland, and the letter 'M' is inscribed at the top  of the sheet. It is an example of Turner's 'colour beginnings': sketches he made  to work out compositions and to experiment with different ways of  using watercolour. Turner often painted Margate, and said that the loveliest  skies are 'in the Isle of Thanet'. The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engravings</span></a> of Margate shown here  were made after the finished watercolour, which is now at the Yale Centre for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.</p>
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architecture bay cloud coast England England, South East England, Southern Kent landscape Margate - non-specific places sea seascapes and coasts sky townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions weather
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