Back in January, Swann Galleries auctioned what might have been an original watercolor by J.M.W. Turner. Originally catalogued in our Old Master Drawings auction as a Circle of Turner view From Ehrenbreitstein, a scholar came forward to say that the style, size and quality of detail seemed to indicate the work was an untraced original and, therefore, a significant discovery.
Now, the most recent edition of Turner Studies includes an article by Turner scholar and curator Cecelia Powell that connects the watercolor to a preparatory sketch by the artist from his Waterloo and Rhine sketchbook (above). Powell's article is titled From Ehrenbreitstein returns from Obscurity.
Now, the most recent edition of Turner Studies includes an article by Turner scholar and curator Cecelia Powell that connects the watercolor to a preparatory sketch by the artist from his Waterloo and Rhine sketchbook (above). Powell's article is titled From Ehrenbreitstein returns from Obscurity.