Watercolour on paper
Studies for Possible ‘Little Liber’ Compositions
Studies for Possible ‘Little Liber’ Compositions
Little Liber c.1823-6
Little Liber c.1823-6
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>
Sea with Moon behind Clouds
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
cloud
sea
seascapes and coasts
weather
<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
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
1 September 2011 – 22 April 2012
2012-04-22
1 September 2011 – 22 April 2012
2012-04-22
2011-09-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2011-09-01
Skying: Looking at Clouds
Collection based display
26 September 2022 – 15 September 2023
2023-09-15
26 September 2022 – 15 September 2023
2023-09-15
2022-09-26
Tate Liverpool (Liverpool, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/
2022-09-26
JMW Turner and Lamin Fofana: Dark Waters
Collection based display
The Sea, ?with the Moon behind Clouds
support: 242 × 296 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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cloud sea seascapes and coasts weather
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