Watercolour on paper
Lowland and River Colour Studies c.1820-40
Lowland and River Colour Studies c.1820-40
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>
Hills and Trees A Paper Test
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
hill
landscape
wooded
<p>The methodical distribution of colours in this drawing suggests it was a paper test sheet. Turner constantly acquired paper and the gauging of its absorbency, resistance to colours and surface strength must have been a necessary preliminary to its use. Here perhaps Turner was loath just to test dabs of colour unrelated to any imagery, and so he created an improvisatory but fragmented composition.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
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
7 October 2015 – 17 January 2016
2016-01-17
7 October 2015 – 17 January 2016
2016-01-17
2015-10-07
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2015-10-07
RISK
Loan-out
4 February 2016 – 8 May 2016
2016-05-08
4 February 2016 – 8 May 2016
2016-05-08
2016-02-04
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2016-02-04
Joachim Koester
Loan-out
Hills and Trees: ?A Paper Test
support: 265 × 222 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>The methodical distribution of colours in 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/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a> suggests it was a <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/paper" title="Glossary definition for 'Paper'"><span>paper</span></a> test sheet. Turner  constantly acquired paper and the gauging of its  absorbency, resistance to colours and surface  strength must have been a necessary preliminary  to its use. Here perhaps Turner was loath just to  test dabs of colour unrelated to any imagery, and  so he created an improvisatory but fragmented  <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>.</p>
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Catalogue entry
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hill landscape wooded
CCLXIII 297