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East Cowes Castle, the Seat of J. Nash, Esq., the Regatta Beating to Windward
1828
71.32
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
35-1/2 x 47-1/2 in. (canvas) 47-1/4 x 59-1/8 x 4-3/4 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Noyes
CopyrightEuropean Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteCommissioned by John Nash [1752-1835], owner of East Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight; Sale at (Christies, London) in 1835;{1} (Tiffin, London, England).{2} E. W. [Edward Wilson] Parker [died 1932], Skirwith Abbey, Cumberland; Sale at (Christie's, London) in 1909;{3} bought jointly by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, and M. Knoedler & Co.{4} Possibly W.[William] G. Warden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanie.{5} M. C. D. [Matthew Chalaver Durfee] Borden [1842-1912], Philadelphia; Sale at (American Art Association, New York, New York) in 1913;{6} bought by W. W. Seaman, agent; Colonel Ambrose Monell [1873-1921].{7} Mrs. Harrison Williams [1897-1983], New York.{8} (Max Safron Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri);{9} purchased by Nicholas H. and Marguerite Lilly Noyes, Indianapolis, Indiana, by 1955;{10} given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1971 (71.32). {1} Christie's, London, A catalogue of the collection of chiefly modern pictures of that eminent architect John Nash, Esq., deceased, 11 July 1835, lot 88. {2} See Martin Butler and Evelyn Joll, The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner, New Haven and London, 2 volumes, 1977, catalogue no. 242, who note that Tiffin was a dealer, possibly serving as agent. {3} Christie's, London, Catalogue of Ancient & Modern Pictures Four Important Pictures, the property of E.W. Parker, Esq., J.P. of Skirwith Abbey, Cumberland, 2 July 1909, lot 100 (illustration). {4} The purchase by Agnews is recorded in Sale of Important Pictures, Times [London], 3 July 1909. For the joint purchase with Knoedler, see Butler and Joll, catalogue no. 242. {5} See Butler and Joll, catalogue no. 242. This has not been verified. {6} American Art Association, New York, Illustrated catalogue of the Notable Paintings by Great Masters belonging to the Estate of the Late M. C. D. Borden, Esq ,13-14 February 1913, lot. 29 (illustrated). {7} See Butler and Joll, catalogue no. 242. This has not been verified. {8} See Butler and Joll, catalogue no. 242. This has not been verified. {9} A black/white photograph of this painting appears in one of the albums of photographs of the Max Safron Collection, St. Louis Art Museum Archives. See IMA Provenance File (71.32). {10} The painting was included in an exhibition at the John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana (now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields), Turner in America, 12 November - 25 December 1955, catalogue no. 23 (illustration).
- In 1827 Turner visited East Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight. There, he observed a dramatic pageant of vessels challenging the wind and waves during the annual Royal Yacht Club races.
- From vantage points on shore and aboard a man-of-war moored in the English Channel, Turner made seventy drawings and eight oil sketches of the regatta. His laborious technique yielded two finished pictures of the race, of which this is one.
- The atmospheric clarity and complex composition derive from Turner’s study of 17th-century Dutch seascapes. Regarded as the finest marine painter of his day, Turner sought to improve upon the Old Masters through his bravura brushwork.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Turner and the Sea
Peabody Essex Museum
May 31, 2014 - September 1, 2014
Turner and the Sea
National Maritime Museum
November 21, 2013 - April 21, 2014
J.M.W. Turner
Dallas Museum of Art
February 10, 2008 - May 18, 2008
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Kunsthaus Zürich
February 1, 2002 - May 26, 2002
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Museum Folkwang
September 15, 2001 - January 6, 2002
J.M.W. Turner
National Gallery of Victoria
June 27, 1996 - September 10, 1996
J.M.W. Turner
March 16, 1996 - June 10, 1996
A Shared Heritage: Art by Four African Americans
Indianapolis Museum of Art
February 24, 1996 - April 2, 1996
Glorious Nature: British Landscape Painting 1750 - 1850
Denver Art Museum
December 11, 1993 - February 6, 1994
Turner Exhibition in Japan
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
October 15, 1986 - November 24, 1986
Turner Exhibition in Japan
The National Museum of Western Art
August 16, 1986 - October 5, 1986
J.M.W. Turner Retrospective
Musée du Louvre
October 14, 1983 - January 16, 1984
Key Acquisitions Since 1970 Part II: Prints, Drawings, & Western Paintings
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 21, 1980 - November 30, 1980
Turner Bicentenary Exhibituion
The Royal Academy of Arts London
November 16, 1974 - March 2, 1975
New Treasures: Five Year Retrospective
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 18, 1972 - December 10, 1972
Exhibition of the Royal Academy
1828 - Date Unknown
Exhibition of Old Masters
1953 - Date Unknown
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