The Leader Sea Piece

published 1809

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Charles Turner

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

Charles Turner

Artist, British, 1773 - 1857

The image displays a vast sea with a low horizon. A sailing ship with full sails is prominent on the right, while distant ships are faintly visible on the left. The waves are shown with energetic brushstrokes, depicting movement. A smaller boat leans into the wind further out. Light clouds fill the sky, and the color palette is warm sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.6 × 29 cm (8 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 20, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.20 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022412

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