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Dawn after the Wreck
Maker
(artist)
1775-1851
1775-1851
Title
Dawn after the Wreck
Date of Production
(circa) 1841
Medium
graphite, watercolour, bodycolour, chalk (red), scraping on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 25.2 cm
Width: 36.9 cm
Width: 36.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1974.STC.9
Mode of Acquisition
Jeanne Courtauld, gift, in memory of Sir Stephen Courtauld, 1974
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In spite of its title – invented by the Victorian critic John Ruskin – this watercolour does not directly depict the aftermath of a shipwreck. Several elements do, however, imbue the coastal scene with a sense of solitude and even despair: the intense palette of reds, blues and yellows, the moonlight on the sand and waves (which Turner evoked by rubbing and scratching through the watercolour wash), and the lone dog howling at the sky. Rather than illustrating an incident, it can be understood as an exploration of the nature and mood of the sky and sea.
Provenance
purchased by friend of the artist, Reverend William Kingsley (1815-1916), 1857; by descent to Mrs Kingsley; her sale, Christie's (London), 14 July 1916, lot 27; purchased there by Thomas Agnew & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Stephen Courtauld (1883-1967), 5 July 1917; by descent to Jeanne Courtauld, 1972; presented by Jeanne Courtauld in memory of Stephen Courtauld, 1974
Exhibition History
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Frick Collection, New York, 02/10/2012-27/01/2013
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2012-09/09/2012 ...More
Paths to Fame - Turner's Watercolour Landscapes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/2008-25/01/2009
Paths to Fame - Turner's Watercolour Landscapes, Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, England, 16/07/2008-12/10/2008
Turner - The Late Seascapes, Burrell Collection, Glasgow, 19/02/2004-23/05/2004
Turner - The Late Seascapes, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 31/10/2003-25/01/2004
Turner - The Late Seascapes, Clark Art Institute & Williamstown & USA, 15/06/2003-08/09/2003
Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, Tate, London, 09/03/2000-29/05/2000
J.M.W. Turner, 'That Greatest of Landscape Painters' -
Watercolours from London Museums, Tulsa, USA, 08/02/1998-12/04/1998
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
J.M.W. Turner, Grand Palais, Paris, 14/10/1983-16/01/1984
Turner, Prout, Steer - Three Bequests to the Courtauld Institute
Galleries, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1980
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
William Turner und die Landschaft seiner Zeit, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 19/05/1976-18/07/1976
Turner 1775-1851, Royal Academy, London, 16/11/1974-02/03/1975
Watercolours by J.M.W. Turner from the Sir Stephen Courtauld
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
Centenary loan exhibition of water-colour drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1951
British Art Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1934-10/03/1934
Exposition retrospective de peinture anglaise XVIIIe et XIXe siecles, Musee Moderne, Brussels, 12/10/1929-01/12/1929
Exhibition of Water-colour Drawings by Turner, Cox and De Wint, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1924
An Exhibition of Old Masters and by deceased Masters of the
British School, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1892 ...Less
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Frick Collection, New York, 02/10/2012-27/01/2013
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2012-09/09/2012 ...More
Paths to Fame - Turner's Watercolour Landscapes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/2008-25/01/2009
Paths to Fame - Turner's Watercolour Landscapes, Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, England, 16/07/2008-12/10/2008
Turner - The Late Seascapes, Burrell Collection, Glasgow, 19/02/2004-23/05/2004
Turner - The Late Seascapes, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 31/10/2003-25/01/2004
Turner - The Late Seascapes, Clark Art Institute & Williamstown & USA, 15/06/2003-08/09/2003
Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, Tate, London, 09/03/2000-29/05/2000
J.M.W. Turner, 'That Greatest of Landscape Painters' -
Watercolours from London Museums, Tulsa, USA, 08/02/1998-12/04/1998
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
J.M.W. Turner, Grand Palais, Paris, 14/10/1983-16/01/1984
Turner, Prout, Steer - Three Bequests to the Courtauld Institute
Galleries, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1980
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
William Turner und die Landschaft seiner Zeit, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 19/05/1976-18/07/1976
Turner 1775-1851, Royal Academy, London, 16/11/1974-02/03/1975
Watercolours by J.M.W. Turner from the Sir Stephen Courtauld
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
Centenary loan exhibition of water-colour drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1951
British Art Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1934-10/03/1934
Exposition retrospective de peinture anglaise XVIIIe et XIXe siecles, Musee Moderne, Brussels, 12/10/1929-01/12/1929
Exhibition of Water-colour Drawings by Turner, Cox and De Wint, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1924
An Exhibition of Old Masters and by deceased Masters of the
British School, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1892 ...Less
Literature
Serres, Karen (ed.), The Courtauld Collection: A Vision for Impressionism, Paul Holberton Publishing 2019
ill. on p. 341
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
pp. 206-209
Shanes, Eric, 'Correction' in 'The British Art Journal', Spring/Summer 2009; 10, 1
p. 91 ...More
Shanes, Eric, 'Turner Right, Ruskin Wrong' in 'Turner Society News', March 2009; 111
pp. 8-10
ill. on p. 8, 9
Davis, Alan, 'Sunrise or Sunset? New Light on the Moon in Dawn after the Wreck' in 'Turner Society News', August 2009; 112
pp. 6-11
Shanes, Eric, 'Letter to the Editor' in 'Turner Society News', December 2009; 113
p. 2
Paths to Fame: Turner Watercolours from The Courtauld Gallery, Wordsworth Trust; Courtauld Gallery, 2008-2009
no. 30
ill. on p. 147-48
Turner: the late seascapes, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA; Manchester Art Gallery; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, 2003-2004
pp. 131-32
fig. 88 p. 132
Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, Tate Gallery, London, 2000
no. 64
ill. on p. 85
J.M.W. Turner, 'That Greatest of Landscape Painters' - Watercolours from London Museums, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998
J.M.W. Turner, "that greatest of landscape painters": watercolors from London museums, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998
no. 35
ill. on p. 143
'Ruskin, Turner, and the Crescent Moon' in 'Turner Society News', March 1996; 72
pp. 10-12
ill. on p. 10
Turner, The Fighting Temeraire, The National Gallery, London, 1995
fig. 43 on p. 64
Gage, John, J.M.W. Turner: "A Wonderful Range of Mind", New Haven and London, 1987
p. 6
fig. 5
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 200
ill. on p. 201
The Northern Landscape. Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Drawing Center, New York; Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1986
no. 114
ill. on p. 251
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 114
ill. on p. 251
J.M.W. Turner, Grand Palais, Paris, 1983-1984
cat. no. 228
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 122, p. 102
ill. on p. 117
Turner Prout Steer Three Bequests to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1980
no. 12 (Turner)
Wilton, Andrew, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, London, 1979
no. 1398
ill.
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 32
William Turner und die Landschaft seiner Zeit, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 1976
cat. no. 121
Kitson, Michael, Watercolours by J.M.W. Turner: Turner watercolours from the collection of Stephen Courtauld, London, Courtauld Institute of Art, 1974
no. 11
Bunt, Cyril G.E., J.M.W. Turner: Poet of Light and Colour, Leigh-on-Sea, 1948
p. 6
ill.
British Art Exhibition: commemorative catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1934
cat. no. 887
Oppé, A.P., The Water-colours of Turner, Cox and De Wint, London, 1925
p. 20
pl. XII
Armstrong, Sir Walter, Turner, London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1902
p. 249
Ruskin, John, Modern Painters, London, 1846-1860
vol. V ...Less
ill. on p. 341
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
pp. 206-209
Shanes, Eric, 'Correction' in 'The British Art Journal', Spring/Summer 2009; 10, 1
p. 91 ...More
Shanes, Eric, 'Turner Right, Ruskin Wrong' in 'Turner Society News', March 2009; 111
pp. 8-10
ill. on p. 8, 9
Davis, Alan, 'Sunrise or Sunset? New Light on the Moon in Dawn after the Wreck' in 'Turner Society News', August 2009; 112
pp. 6-11
Shanes, Eric, 'Letter to the Editor' in 'Turner Society News', December 2009; 113
p. 2
Paths to Fame: Turner Watercolours from The Courtauld Gallery, Wordsworth Trust; Courtauld Gallery, 2008-2009
no. 30
ill. on p. 147-48
Turner: the late seascapes, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA; Manchester Art Gallery; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, 2003-2004
pp. 131-32
fig. 88 p. 132
Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, Tate Gallery, London, 2000
no. 64
ill. on p. 85
J.M.W. Turner, 'That Greatest of Landscape Painters' - Watercolours from London Museums, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998
J.M.W. Turner, "that greatest of landscape painters": watercolors from London museums, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998
no. 35
ill. on p. 143
'Ruskin, Turner, and the Crescent Moon' in 'Turner Society News', March 1996; 72
pp. 10-12
ill. on p. 10
Turner, The Fighting Temeraire, The National Gallery, London, 1995
fig. 43 on p. 64
Gage, John, J.M.W. Turner: "A Wonderful Range of Mind", New Haven and London, 1987
p. 6
fig. 5
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 200
ill. on p. 201
The Northern Landscape. Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Drawing Center, New York; Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1986
no. 114
ill. on p. 251
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 114
ill. on p. 251
J.M.W. Turner, Grand Palais, Paris, 1983-1984
cat. no. 228
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 122, p. 102
ill. on p. 117
Turner Prout Steer Three Bequests to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1980
no. 12 (Turner)
Wilton, Andrew, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, London, 1979
no. 1398
ill.
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 32
William Turner und die Landschaft seiner Zeit, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 1976
cat. no. 121
Kitson, Michael, Watercolours by J.M.W. Turner: Turner watercolours from the collection of Stephen Courtauld, London, Courtauld Institute of Art, 1974
no. 11
Bunt, Cyril G.E., J.M.W. Turner: Poet of Light and Colour, Leigh-on-Sea, 1948
p. 6
ill.
British Art Exhibition: commemorative catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1934
cat. no. 887
Oppé, A.P., The Water-colours of Turner, Cox and De Wint, London, 1925
p. 20
pl. XII
Armstrong, Sir Walter, Turner, London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1902
p. 249
Ruskin, John, Modern Painters, London, 1846-1860
vol. V ...Less
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