Watercolour, gouache and watercolour wash on paper
Wilson Sketchbook
Wilson Sketchbook
Brighton and Copies from Wilson 1796-7
Brighton and Copies from Wilson 1796-7
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Wilson Sketchbook
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 Cloudy Sunset Sky over Dark Sea with a Ship in Sunlight
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
cloud
sea
seascapes and coasts
sunset
times of the day
weather
<p>As well as copying paintings by Richard Wilson into this small book, Turner made many studies of fast moving, cloudy skies. Some of those depicted were clearly recorded in London, but the majority, including this page, were made on one of his visits to Margate. In these early studies he was already celebrating what he later considered the loveliest skies in Europe.A facsimile of this sketchbook is available from the Tate Gallery shops.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour gouache wash
Study of a Cloudy Sunset Sky over Dark Sea, with a Ship in Sunlight
support: 113 × 93 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>As well as copying <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/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a> by Richard Wilson into this small book, Turner made many studies of fast moving, cloudy skies. Some of those depicted were clearly recorded in London, but the majority, including this page, were made on one of his visits to Margate. In these early studies he was already celebrating what he later considered the loveliest skies in Europe.</p><p>A facsimile of this sketchbook is available from the Tate Gallery shops.<br/></p>
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cloud sea seascapes and coasts sunset times of the day weather
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