Joseph Mallord William Turner
English, 1775–1851
Malmesbury Abbey from the North
c. 1794
| Medium | watercolor with traces of graphite on tan wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (20.8 x 26 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.101 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Malmesbury Abbey from the North, c. 1794, watercolor with traces of graphite on tan wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.101
Select Bibliography
Wilton, Andrew. Turner, Girtin and Bonington: A New York Private Collection, Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings. New York: Privately Published, 2001.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Warrell, Ian. Turner's Malmesbury Abbey. Malmesbury: Athelstan Museum, 2020.
Provenance
[A. J. Finberg, Cotswold Gallery, sale, 28 July 1927, no. 1209, sold to Campbell]; Alexander Campbell (in 1927); Duncan Campbell, his son, by descent, sold to Johnson, 1971; [Oscar & Peter Johnson, Ltd., 1971–1977, sold to Manton, Jan. 1977]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1977–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
