Watercolour and graphite on paper
River Rhine Colour Studies c.1819-24
River Rhine Colour Studies c.1819-24
Germany
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>
Kaub and Castle Gutenfels
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
Burg Gutenfels
castle
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
Germany
hill
Kaub
landscape
man-made landmarks (non-UK)
military
natural features (non-UK)
places
river
River Rhine
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
<p>Nos.18 and 19 are both colour studies for the same watercolour commission (no.20). Turner has used the identical size and type of paper for each study and has positioned his images in exactly the same way on the two sheets. However, he has experimented with different colour schemes, no.18 being much lighter and brighter, with a greater emphasis on primary colours. In that work the composition is also much more fully resolved and both Kaub and Burg Gutenfels are now clearly visible.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour graphite
Kaub and the Castle of Gutenfels
support: 396 × 507 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>Nos.18 and 19 are both colour studies for the same <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> commission (no.20). Turner has used the identical size and type 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> for each study and has positioned his images in exactly the same way on the two sheets. However, he has experimented with different colour schemes, no.18 being much lighter and brighter, with a greater emphasis on primary colours. In that work the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a> is also much more fully resolved and both Kaub and Burg Gutenfels are now clearly visible.</p>
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architecture Burg Gutenfels castle cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents Germany hill Kaub landscape man-made landmarks (non-UK) military natural features (non-UK) places river River Rhine townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features water: inland
CCLXIII 387