The Chain Pier, Brighton (Turner)

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The Chain Pier, Brighton
ArtistJoseph Mallord William Turner
Year1828
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions136.5 cm × 71.1 cm (53.7 in × 28.0 in)
LocationTate Britain, London
AccessionN02064
Websitetate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-the-chain-pier-brighton-n02064

The Chain Pier, Brighton is an 1828 landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner featuring a view of the sea at the restort town of Brighton in Southern England, dominated by the Royal Suspension Chain Pier which had opened five years earlier.[1][2] The work was originally produced for the art collector Earl of Egremont's property at Petworth House where it was designed as one of four landscapes intended to fit under full-length portraits, explaining its unusual width. Egremont had been one of the investors in the construction of the pier.[3]

The work was part of the Turner Bequest of 1856 and was in the National Gallery until 1906 before it was transferred to the Tate Britain.[3] Turner's contemporary John Constable had produced his own painting Chain Pier, Brighton the previous year, which is also now in the Tate.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Hamilton p.280
  2. ^ Hermann p.232
  3. ^ a b "The Chain Pier, Brighton". Tate. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Thornes p.134-35

Bibliography

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  • Hamilton, James. Turner - A Life. Sceptre, 1998.
  • Hermann, Luke. Turner: Paintings, Watercolours, Prints & Drawings. Phaidon, 1986.
  • Thornes, John E. John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science. A&C Black, 1999.
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