Graphite and watercolour on paper
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
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A Mountain Valley
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
landscape
mountain
valley
<p>Ruskin cautiously identified this watercolour as a view of the Allee Blanche, from the foot of the Glacier de Miage. He developed his thoughts in his 1857 catalogue, stating that this was a 'noble drawing, though not much like the place, which I only recognise by the peculiar outlines on the right hand. But its exquisite gradations of colour, and the perfect expression of the retiring ridge which leads up to the left-hand peak, make this one of the best mountain drawings in the series'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
A Mountain Valley
support: 243 × 300 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>Ruskin cautiously identified this <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>watercolour</span></a> as a view of the Allee Blanche, from the foot of the Glacier de Miage. He developed his thoughts in his 1857 catalogue, stating that this was a 'noble <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a>, though not much like the place, which I only recognise by the peculiar outlines on the right hand. But its exquisite gradations of colour, and the perfect expression of the retiring ridge which leads up to the left-hand peak, make this one of the best mountain drawings in the series'.</p>
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2004-09-03T00:00:00
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landscape mountain valley
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