Graphite, watercolour and pen on paper
Rheinfelden Sketchbook
Rheinfelden Sketchbook
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>
Zwingenberg on Neckar
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
Germany
landscape
mountain
natural features (non-UK)
natural phenomena
places
reflection
river
River Neckar
rocky
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
valley
water: inland
Zwingenberg - non-specific
<p>On his way to Switzerland in 1844 Turner explored the River Neckar as far as Heilbronn. Much of this was new territory, although he was already familiar with Heidelberg from earlier visits. In many of these colour sketches, he refined or accentuated details with the aid of his pen, which he dipped in the watercolours on his palette, rather than using ink. Ruskin drew his reader's attention to the way in which Turner had drawn the rocks on the hillside on the right: 'the pencil, and the paler violet touches, with the full and deep red penned work, being there combined with consummate skill'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour pen
11 December 2009 – 9 April 2013
2013-04-09
11 December 2009 – 9 April 2013
2013-04-09
2009-12-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2009-12-11
Colour and Line TG.112
Collection based display
Zwingenberg on the Neckar
support: 229 × 328 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>On his way to Switzerland in 1844 Turner explored the River Neckar as far as Heilbronn. Much of this was new territory, although he was already familiar with Heidelberg from earlier visits. In many of these colour sketches, he refined or accentuated details with the aid of his pen, which he dipped in 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/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a> on his palette, rather than using <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/i/ink" title="Glossary definition for 'Ink'"><span>ink</span></a>. Ruskin drew his reader's attention to the way in which Turner had drawn the rocks on the hillside on the right: '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>, and the paler violet touches, with the full and deep red penned work, being there combined with consummate skill'.</p>
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architecture cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents Germany landscape mountain natural features (non-UK) natural phenomena places reflection river River Neckar rocky townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features valley water: inland Zwingenberg - non-specific
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