Turner watercolour, lost from public view for 100 years, brought home to Brighton

BRIGHTON.- A painting of Brighton by JMW Turner which was lost from public view for 100 years has found a home at the city’s Royal Pavilion thanks to an Art Fund grant. Jenny Lund, Curator of Fine Art at the Royal Pavilion and Museums, said: “The watercolour The Chain Pier at Brighton will be a tremendous asset for the Royal Pavilion and Museums and its fine art collection.” The painting Painted around 1824-5, The Chain Pier at Brighton is the only picture Turner [...]

Turner and his Contemporaries celebrate Abbot Hall Art Gallery’s fiftieth anniversary

CUMBRIA.- As part of its Fiftieth Anniversary, Abbot Hall Art Gallery will be exhibiting a selection of outstanding works from the magnificent collection assembled by one man, Sir Hickman Bacon (1855-1945), almost 100 years ago. It is probably the most important private holding of British eighteenth and nineteenth century watercolours in the world, and now, thanks to the generosity of the present owners, more than 40 of these masterpieces (including eighteen Turners) will be on show in Cumbria, an area that played a [...]

Today, Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited Turner Contemporary

MARGATE.- An honour for the gallery, this historic moment came after a hugely successful first seven months, which has seen Turner Contemporarywelcome over 300,000 visitors. Her Majesty The Queen met with gallery Director Victoria Pomery, Chair John Kampfner and key members of staff. She was taken on a tour of the gallery, where she was introduced to guests including artist Tracey Emin, architect Sir David Chipperfield, and Deputy Director of Tate Alex Beard. The Royal couple met with the young winners of [...]

Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg Explores J.M.W. Turner as a Painter of Elements

HAMBURG.- JMW Turner was known to his contemporaries as a painter of the elements. In his landscape paintings, he created new and unusual combinations of earth, water, air and fire and closely examined their interactions. Turner’s vision of the elements as a singular power fused together by the forces of nature was linked to contemporary research in the natural sciences. New discoveries and insights replaced the traditional teachings of the four classical elements and freed them to be used by [...]

Royal Collection Presents Exhibition of 42 Paintings of Dutch 17th-Century Landscapes

LONDON.- This exhibition of 42 paintings draws on the Royal Collection’s rich holdings of Dutch 17th-century landscapes, including works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van der Heyden and Meyndert Hobbema. By the 17th century, landscape painting was well established as a distinct art form and one in which Netherlandish artists excelled. The fine detail and meticulous finish of Dutch pictures appealed to British taste, and 34 of the works in the exhibition were acquired by the future George IV [...]

Royal Collection Announces Exhibition of Dutch Landscapes

LONDON.- This exhibition of 42 paintings draws on the Royal Collection’s rich holdings of Dutch 17th-century landscapes, including works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van der Heyden and Meyndert Hobbema. By the 17th century, landscape painting was well established as a distinct art form and one in which Netherlandish artists excelled. The fine detail and meticulous finish of Dutch pictures appealed to British taste, and 34 of the works in the exhibition were acquired by George IV when [...]

National Gallery of Ireland’s Traditional Exhibition of Turner Works Announced

DUBLIN.- The National Gallery of Ireland‘s famous Vaughan collection of watercolours by JMW Turner (1775-1851) will be on display for the month of January. It includes Turner’s most striking works in watercolor painted during his later European tours: the Doge’s Palace in Venice, Lake Lucerne, and the fortresses at Bellinzona in Switzerland. Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), “Montjovet from Below St. Vincent, Looking Down the Val d’Aosta towards Berriaz”, 1836 This year the exhibition will be complemented by a display [...]