Watercolour, gouache and pen on paper
Germany
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
<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>
A Steamer and Passengers at a Pier Ehrenbreitstein Coblenz
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
boat, steam
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
Coblenz - non-specific
countries and continents
figure
Germany
group
groups
people
pier
places
river
society
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
water: inland
<p>Turner often used the Rhine as his route to Switzerland. On his journey in 1841 he made numerous watercolours of the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein as seen from Coblenz. Ruskin stated his reasons for selecting no.6: 'I have framed this sketch chiefly for the sake of its curious composition; the boat with the large sails, behind the chimney of the steamer, giving massiveness to the group; - next, as an instance of the delight which Turner used to take in smoke of steamers, here seen under warm light; lastly, because of its interesting indications of figures.'</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour gouache pen
10 September 2014 – 20 September 2015
2015-09-20
10 September 2014 – 25 January 2015
2015-01-25
2014-09-10
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-09-10
Late Turner: Painting Set Free
Exhibition
A Steamer and Passengers at a Pier: ?Ehrenbreitstein from Coblenz
support: 243 × 343 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>Turner often used the Rhine as his route to Switzerland. On his journey in 1841 he made numerous <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> of the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein as seen from Coblenz. Ruskin stated his reasons for selecting no.6: 'I have framed this sketch chiefly for the sake of its curious <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>; the boat with the large sails, behind the chimney of the steamer, giving massiveness to the group; - next, as an instance of the delight which Turner used to take in smoke of steamers, here seen under warm light; lastly, because of its interesting indications of figures.'</p>
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adults architecture boat, steam cities, towns, villages (non-UK) Coblenz - non-specific countries and continents figure Germany group groups people pier places river society townscapes / man-made features transport: water water: inland
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