Watercolour on paper
Likely English, Scottish or Welsh Subjects c.1820-45
Likely English, Scottish or Welsh Subjects c.1820-45
Hampshire
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>
A Steamer and a Sailing Ship off Coast in a Storm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
cloud
coast
emotions, concepts and ideas
England
England, South East
England, Southern
Hampshire
natural phenomena
places
Portsmouth
sea
seascapes and coasts
ship, steam
smoke
society
storm
sublime
transport: water
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
universal concepts
weather
<p>Steamships are a recurring feature of Turner’s imagery. They appear as details in many of his paintings of coastal scenery and rivers. Here, as in the large painting Snow Storm shown on the wall to your left, the steamship is at the centre of the composition. It is overwhelmed by the grandeur of the surrounding sea, and almost absorbed by the blinding light Turner conjures. The ship might be interpreted as a symbol of the futility of man’s efforts in the face of such forces.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
18 August 2009 – 19 July 2010
2010-07-19
18 August 2009 – 19 July 2010
2010-07-19
2009-08-18
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2009-08-18
Watercolours
Collection based display
A Steamer and a Sailing Ship off the Coast in a Storm
support: 256 × 280 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="text0">Steamships are a recurring feature of Turner’s      imagery. They appear as details  in many of his <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> of coastal      scenery and rivers. Here, as in the large painting </span><span class="text17">Snow Storm</span><span class="text0"> shown on the wall to your      left, the steamship is at the centre of the </span><span class="text18"><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>.      It is overwhelmed by the grandeur of the surrounding sea, and almost      absorbed by the blinding light Turner conjures.  The ship might be </span><span class="text0">interpreted as a symbol of the futility of man’s      efforts in the face of such forces. </span>
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