Watercolour on paper
Switzerland
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
<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>
Zurich Sample
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
cloud
countries and continents
features
lake
landscape
mountain
natural features (non-UK)
places
Switzerland
tower
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
weather
Zürich - non-specific
Zürichsee
<p>In 1842 and again in 1845 Turner completed views of Zurich, looking down towards the lake from high above the city. The appearance of the study for the earlier of these (no.22) puzzled Ruskin. He considered that it belonged 'to an embarrassing class of Turner's sketches. It is not easy to see the use of carrying them so far, unless these views were to be ultimately completed, nor why the textures should be so highly laboured throughout, while the details wanted for completion are lost sight of.' The reason for this can perhaps be attributed to the fact that Turner seems initially to have planned to develop the sketches themselves, but later decided to rework his compositions on larger pieces of paper.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
16 October 2021 – 14 July 2023
2023-07-14
8 October 2022 – 5 February 2023
2023-02-05
2022-10-08
National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
http://www.nationalgallery.ie
2021-10-16
Turner Watercolours: Sun is God
Tate partnerships & programmes
Zurich: Sample Study
support: 241 × 304 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 and again in 1845 Turner completed views of Zurich, looking down towards the lake from high above the city. The appearance of the study for the earlier of these (no.22) puzzled Ruskin. He considered that it belonged 'to an embarrassing class of Turner's sketches. It is not easy to see the use of carrying them so far, unless these views were to be ultimately completed, nor why the textures should be so highly laboured throughout, while the details wanted for completion are lost sight of.' The reason for this can perhaps be attributed to the fact that Turner seems initially to have planned to develop the sketches themselves, but later decided to rework his compositions on larger pieces of <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/paper" title="Glossary definition for 'Paper'"><span>paper</span></a>.</p>
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architecture cities, towns, villages (non-UK) cloud countries and continents features lake landscape mountain natural features (non-UK) places Switzerland tower townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features water: inland weather Zürich - non-specific Zürichsee
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