Gouache and watercolour on paper
?South of France and Italy c.1820-41
?South of France and Italy c.1820-41
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Coastal Terrain and Buildings South France or Italy
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
castle
coast
colour
emotions, concepts and ideas
formal qualities
harbour
hill
landscape
military
river
sea
seascapes and coasts
water: inland
paper unique gouache watercolour
1 May 2016 – 8 January 2017
2017-01-08
4 May 2016 – 18 September 2016
2016-09-18
2016-05-04
Caumont Art Centre (Aix-en-Provence, France)
7 October 2016 – 8 January 2017
2017-01-08
2016-10-07
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2016-05-01
JMW Turner: From Shade and Darkness, to Light and Colour
Loan-out
28 October 2023 – 10 March 2024
2024-03-10
28 October 2023 – 10 March 2024
2024-03-10
2023-10-28
Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus (Munich, Germany)
2023-10-28
Turner at Lenbachhaus Munich
Loan-out
Coastal Terrain and Buildings, ?South of France or Italy
support: 144 × 188 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 work by Turner is a gouache and watercolour painting on a medium weight grey wove paper.  Titled <i>Building above a Harbour</i> this work appears to be a quick, impression that is made up more of shapes than details. The brush strokes seem quite hurried and loose, giving a very sketchy feel to this work. Turner has also worked into the work manually as evident by the fingerprints in the thicker gouache areas. Evident from the water staining on the verso, this work was caught in the 1928 Tate floods. Though some of these stains have migrated through to the recto of the support they are not particularly disfiguring.
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Previous attempts to conserve this work are also evident by the partial removal the paper and adhesive from the edges of the verso of the support. Otherwise this work is in quite good condition with the pigments retaining a good deal of their vibrancy.
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Jo Gracey<br/>
April 2001
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Technique and condition
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Catalogue entry
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architecture castle coast colour emotions, concepts and ideas formal qualities harbour hill landscape military river sea seascapes and coasts water: inland
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