Lot 32
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A. (1775-1851) and Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A. (1775-1851) and Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)

A boatbuilder's yard, Dover

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A. (1775-1851) and Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
A boatbuilder's yard, Dover
pencil, grey wash
8 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. (21.3 x 29.5 cm.)
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Sale room notice
We are grateful to Alexandra Harris for pointing out that the present watercolour was a favourite drawing of Paul Nash, who thought it showed Girtin as 'the most architectural of our painters'. Nash reproduced it in a 1937 journal article illustrating British painting at its best.

Lot Essay

This drawing dates from circa 1794-5 and originates from a sketching tour of Kent, when Turner made sketches at Canterbury, Rochester and Dover. A drawing of The Inner Harbour, Dover was sold Christie's, London, 28 November 2000, lot 162.

We are grateful to Andrew Wilton for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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