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A fundraising campaign has been launched to bring one of the earliest works by JMW Turner back to the city of Bristol where the artist painted it when he was 17 years old.
British painter J.M.W. Turner's profound impact on Australian landscape art is on show in an exhibition featuring his original paintings alongside the masters he inspired.
J. M. W. Turner, Vesuvius in Eruption, between 1817 and 1820; watercolor, gum, scraping out on paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Courtesy the Yale Center for British Art ...
The Yale Center for British Art draws on its wealth of Turner works to stage an exhibition that showcases his immense talent and distinctly modern vision.
Tickets for the Walker Art Gallery’s major exhibition exploring the work of JMW Turner and his enduring impact on later generations are on sale from today – exactly 250 years since the artist ...
Should art historians choose? One of art history’s many self-denying ordinances is to avoid “value judgements”. These are regarded as subjective expressions of feeling.
After a two-year closure, the Yale Center for British Art has reopened with its historical collections in lively conversation with contemporary art.
From huge paintings to complex installations, this year's shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize embrace the 250-year-old artist's ambition.
A Scottish-born artist who creates shapes from paper and textiles has been nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize.
This year’s nominees for the prestigious art award include Mohammed Sami, an Iraqi painter, and Zadie Xa, a Canadian installation artist.
The four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025 – Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami and Zadie Xa – work across an eclectic spectrum of materials and mediums. This year, themes from the ...
But when it comes to J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851), more is to be rewarded, given his sublime idiosyncrasy and a way with color and mist that’s boundless.