Impressions in Watercolour: Turner and his Contemporaries

J.M.W Turner, A Low Sun, c.1835-40, watercolour-and-bodycolour-on-buff-paper, Private-Collection. Photography-©-David-Kirkham--scaled

A rare opportunity to see some of Turner’s finest watercolours from a private collection, in the 250th anniversary year since his birth, this exhibition showcases Turner at his most experimental and gestural. The selection of works places him among notable contemporaries including Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman, to highlight the era of exciting developments in watercolour in which they worked. The collection of works encapsulates the transition towards looser, plein-air sketching, in which new directions, materials and techniques were being explored, building an impetus that validated watercolour as an expressive and serious medium.