J M W TURNER | The Avon near Wallis's Wall

J M W TURNER
 Great Britain 1775 – 1851

The Avon near Wallis's Wall the series 'Subjects related to the Bristol and Malmesbury tour' 1791 pen and ink, pen and watercolour on paper
23.3 (h) x 29.5 (w) cm Tate Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 Photo: © Tate 2013

Here Turner uses dense washes. Clouds are formed by allowing patches of white paper to show through the blue. The green of the trees is formed by the application of yellow over the blue wash. This sketch and the drawing of Oxford displayed nearby—the sort of early topographical work proudly displayed by the young artist’s father in his shop window—demonstrate Turner’s formative development as a landscape painter.

Here Turner uses dense washes. Clouds are formed by allowing patches of white paper to show through the blue. The green of the trees is formed by the application of yellow over the blue wash. This sketch and the drawing of Oxford displayed nearby—the sort of early topographical work proudly displayed by the young artist’s father in his shop window—demonstrate Turner’s formative development as a landscape painter.

Here Turner uses dense washes. Clouds are formed by allowing patches of white paper to show through the blue. The green of the trees is formed by the application of yellow over the blue wash. This sketch and the drawing of Oxford displayed nearby—the sort of early topographical work proudly displayed by the young artist’s father in his shop window—demonstrate Turner’s formative development as a landscape painter.