Graphite on paper
‘Rivers of England’ Studies
‘Rivers of England’ Studies
Rivers of England c.1822-4
Rivers of England c.1822-4
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 Boat
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
boat, sailing
sea
seascapes and coasts
society
storm
transport: water
wave
weather
paper unique graphite
18 February 2002 – 26 May 2002
2002-05-26
18 February 2002 – 26 May 2002
2002-05-26
2002-02-18
Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore, USA)
http://www.artbma.org
4 October 2002 – 12 January 2003
2003-01-12
2002-10-04
Fundación Juan March (Madrid, Spain)
http://www.march.es
14 February 2003 – 30 April 2003
2003-04-30
2003-02-14
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon, Portugal)
http://www.museu.gulbenkian.pt/
2002-02-18
Turner - Baltimore
Tate partnerships & programmes
18 February 2002 – 26 October 2002
2002-10-26
18 February 2002 – 26 May 2002
2002-05-26
2002-02-18
Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore, USA)
http://www.artbma.org
4 September 2002 – 19 January 2003
2003-01-19
2002-09-04
Fundación Juan March (Madrid, Spain)
http://www.march.es
20 February 2003 – 18 May 2003
2003-05-18
2003-02-20
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal)
2002-02-18
Turner and the Sea
Tate partnerships & programmes
21 November 2013 – 1 September 2014
2014-09-01
21 November 2013 – 21 April 2014
2014-04-21
2013-11-21
National Maritime Museum (London, UK)
http://www.nmm.ac.uk
4 June 2014 – 1 September 2014
2014-09-01
2014-06-04
Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, USA)
http://www.pem.org
2013-11-21
Turner and Marine Painting: Imagining the Sea, 1796 - 1899
Loan-out
Study of a Boat
support: 108 × 203 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 graphite sketch on a medium weight, off-white laid paper. The appearance of the sketch is soft and seemingly quite quick. The graphite marks depict a soft and gently executed image. Smudging and the odd harder graphite mark have been used to add shading or definition. 
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The torn upper edge of this support marries up with the lower edge of <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-study-of-a-boat-d17764" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>D17764</span></a> (which in tern marries with the lower edge of <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-study-of-a-boat-d17763" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>D17763</span></a>) meaning that all three supports originated from one. There is a good deal of engrained surface dirt, though given the soft smudgy nature of this sketch it is not apparent where the graphite ends and the dirt starts. Otherwise, this work has been preserved well by the structural support a previous lining paper provided and is in quite good condition.
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Jo Gracey<br/>
October 2001
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boat, sailing sea seascapes and coasts society storm transport: water wave weather
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