Turner’s watercolours are at the National Gallery of Ireland for January. It’s worth seeing them in person
Exhibit coincides with the arrival of a new director at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dr Caroline Campbell
JMW Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 19th-century English artist
Art in Focus – Beech Trees at Norbury Park by JMW Turner (1775-1851)
This beautifully observed watercolour is typical of the artist’s early work
Art in Focus: JMW Turner – A Ship against the Mewstone, at the Entrance to Plymouth Sound
Turner’s watercolour brilliantly conveys the drama and danger of negotiating a coastal hazard in heavy seas
JMW Turner’s sensitivity to atmospheric effects was acute to point of obsession
Art in focus: Storm at the Mouth of the Grand Canal, Venice by JMW Turner
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