Watercolour on paper
Southern Coast Colour Studies c.1811-28
Southern Coast Colour Studies c.1811-28
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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SandLanding by Moonlight on North Devon or Cornish Coast
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
beach
coast
England
man
people
places
rocky
seascapes and coasts
UK countries and regions
<p>The sandy beaches of north-west Devon and north-east Cornwall are filled with tiny seashells rich in lime. Local farmers used those shells both to break down the heavy earth and to neutralise acids in the local soil. On the left, men 'sand-land' or dig up the shelly sand for subsequent use inland. Bags for transporting it lie on the beach, while a donkey carries filled bags at the centre. The brig on the left may have imported additional lime from South Wales.</p><p><em>Gallery label, February 1997</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
20 May 2006 – 5 August 2006
2006-08-05
The Box (Plymouth, UK)
2006-05-20
Light into colour: Turner in the Southwest
Loan-out
Sand-Landing by Moonlight on the North Devon or Cornish Coast
support: 149 × 242 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 sandy beaches of north-west Devon and  north-east Cornwall are filled with tiny seashells  rich in lime. Local farmers used those shells both  to break down the heavy earth and to neutralise  acids in the local soil. On the left, men  'sand-land' or dig up the shelly sand for  subsequent use inland. Bags for transporting it  lie on the beach, while a donkey carries filled  bags at the centre. The brig on the left may have  imported additional lime from South Wales.</p>
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