Turner Sketches Durham Cathedral

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During his 1801 trip north toward Scotland, J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) filled seven sketchbooks. In one of them, he captured the changing light over Durham Cathedral after a rainstorm.

Durham Cathedral with Castle and Rainbow, 6.5 x 4.5 inches 
The castle and cathedral are half in light and half in shadow, with a dark foreground.

Durham Cathedral with Castle and Rainbow, 6.5 x 4.5 inches 
A few minutes later, in the same sketchbook, he notated a different effect, with the light focused on the middle ground.
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More at the Tate Museum website
These two sketches appear in the book Turner's Early Sketchbooks: Drawings in England, Wales and Scotland from 1789-1802
Another book on the topic is: Turner's Sketchbooks, a 2018 paperback from the Tate.


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