Graphite and watercolour on paper
The Route to Venice: The Rivers Mosel and Rhine; Landeck; Bolzano (Bozen)
The Route to Venice: The Rivers Mosel and Rhine; Landeck; Bolzano (Bozen)
Venice, Austria and Southern Germany 1840
Venice, Austria and Southern Germany 1840
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>
Schloss Landeck above River Inn South
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
Austria, Tyrol
castle
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
gorge
Landeck
landscape
military
mountain
places
rocky
<p>This is one of a group of four, previously unidentified, colour sketches of the  town of Landeck in the west of Austria. The town lies on the river Inn, and is dominated by its imposing, squat castle. Turner visited Landeck on his way to Venice in the summer of 1840.</p><p>This sheet is typical of the whole group  in that the colour was clearly laid in later, over the pencil outlines. Turner worked  on all four images at the same time.  On the right you can see how he built  up layers of colour while his paint  was still wet.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
2002-08-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-12
Turner Watercolours
Collection based display
Schloss Landeck above the River Inn, from the South
support: 246 × 304 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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This is one of a group of four, previously unidentified, colour sketches of the <br/>
town of Landeck in the west of Austria. The town lies on the river Inn, and is dominated by its imposing, squat castle. Turner visited Landeck on his way to Venice in the summer of 1840.</p>
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This sheet is typical of the whole group <br/>
in that the colour was clearly laid in later, over 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> outlines. Turner worked <br/>
on all four images at the same time. <br/>
On the right you can see how he built <br/>
up layers of colour while his paint <br/>
was still wet.</p>
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architecture Austria, Tyrol castle cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents gorge Landeck landscape military mountain places rocky
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