Watercolour on paper
Margate Beach Scenes
Margate Beach Scenes
Margate, London and Surrey c.1829-45
Margate, London and Surrey c.1829-45
Kent
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>
Sunset off Margate Pier
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
building - non-specific
cloud
coast
England
England, South East
England, Southern
features
Kent
Margate - non-specific
places
sea
seascapes and coasts
sunrise
times of the day
tower
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
weather
<p>Throughout his life Turner peppered  his sketchbooks with notes of striking sunrises and sunsets, generally in pencil rather than watercolour. Despite their apparent immediacy, many of his watercolours were actually painted  in the studio. Turner is supposed to  have preferred sunrises as they allowed him more time to observe a greater range of effects. However, the sunsets in several of his major paintings have encouraged us to think chiefly of 'Turner Sunsets'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
2002-08-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-12
Turner Watercolours
Collection based display
24 May 2014 – 21 September 2014
2014-09-21
24 May 2014 – 21 September 2014
2014-09-21
2014-05-24
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2014-05-24
Spencer Finch
Loan-out
7 March 2017 – 18 June 2017
2017-06-18
7 March 2017 – 18 June 2017
2017-06-18
2017-03-07
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Turin, Italy)
2017-03-07
Colori
Loan-out
12 February 2021 – 26 September 2021
2021-09-26
12 February 2021 – 26 September 2021
2021-09-26
2021-02-12
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2021-02-12
The Tourists: Ellen Harvey & JMW Turner
Loan-out
?Sunset off Margate Pier
support: 257 × 367 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>
Throughout his life Turner peppered <br/>
his sketchbooks with notes of striking sunrises and sunsets, generally in <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> rather than <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>. Despite their apparent immediacy, many of his watercolours were actually painted <br/>
in the studio. Turner is supposed to <br/>
have preferred sunrises as they allowed him more time to observe a greater range of effects. However, the sunsets in several of his major <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> have encouraged us to think chiefly of 'Turner Sunsets'. </p>
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architecture building - non-specific cloud coast England England, South East England, Southern features Kent Margate - non-specific places sea seascapes and coasts sunrise times of the day tower townscapes / man-made features UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions weather
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