Watercolour on paper
Germany
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
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Constance Sample
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
boat, sailing
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
Constance
countries and continents
features
Germany
lake
Lake Constance
natural features (non-UK)
places
river
River Rhine
society
tower
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
water: inland
<p>In 1842 Turner set out to obtain commissions for a group of ten watercolours based on the sketches he had made on his journey to Switzerland the previous year. The 'sample studies' included in this exhibition were intended to give Turner's prospective clients some idea of the more developed watercolours he hoped to complete and sell. All but two of the 1842 watercolours were of Swiss subjects, the exceptions being the views of 'Coblenz' (see no.8) and 'Constance'. The glowing stillness of this study failed to tempt any of his patrons to give Turner a commission. Nevertheless, Turner worked up a watercolour for his agent, Thomas Griffith, who later sold it to Ruskin (now in York City Art Gallery).</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
15 May 2004 – 16 May 2005
2005-05-16
15 May 2004 – 5 September 2004
2004-09-05
2004-05-15
Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Canada)
http://www.ago.net
16 October 2004 – 16 January 2005
2005-01-16
2004-10-16
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais (Paris, France)
10 February 2005 – 16 May 2005
2005-05-16
2005-02-10
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-05-15
Turner Whistler Monet
Exhibition
Constance: Sample Study
support: 242 × 311 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>In 1842 Turner set out to obtain commissions for a group of ten <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> based on the sketches he had made on his journey to Switzerland the previous year. The 'sample studies' included in this exhibition were intended to give Turner's prospective clients some idea of the more developed watercolours he hoped to complete and sell. All but two of the 1842 watercolours were of Swiss subjects, the exceptions being the views of 'Coblenz' (see no.8) and 'Constance'. The glowing stillness of this study failed to tempt any of his patrons to give Turner a commission. Nevertheless, Turner worked up a watercolour for his agent, Thomas Griffith, who later sold it to Ruskin (now in York City Art Gallery).</p>
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2004-08-18T00:00:00
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architecture boat, sailing cities, towns, villages (non-UK) Constance countries and continents features Germany lake Lake Constance natural features (non-UK) places river River Rhine society tower townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features transport: water water: inland
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