Self-portrait

J.M.W. Turner

British · 1775–1851

Romanticism

Turner pushed oil and watercolour to their expressive limits, dissolving landscape, sea, and sky into atmospheric passages of light and colour that left conventional representation far behind. His late works anticipated Impressionism by decades, and his range, from precise topographical views to near-abstract vortices of paint, has never been matched.

J.M.W. Turner on now and coming soon exhibitions

No current or upcoming exhibitions.

J.M.W. Turner past exhibitions

Ended

Turner & Constable: Rivals and Originals

Ended Apr 12

170+ works in the landmark Turner 250th anniversary show at Tate Britain

4.8/5 from 4 ratings · 9 reviews total

"JMW Turner is beaten by John Constable in this mighty show. But who cares when the work is so sublime you can hear the squelching and smell the river?"

The Guardian

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