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Turner watercolours from the courtauld

Paths to fame: Turner watercolours from the Courtauld
30th October - 25th January 2009

 

Paths to Fame
An introduction to the exhibition with curator Joanna Selborne.

  Turner's Early Ambition
By the end of the 18th century, castles, abbeys and churches were immensly popular subjects for engraving.
  Lake Lucerne
 Turner had first visited Lake Lucerne in 1802 and always remained attracted to its scenery.
  The Lure of the Continent
 When Turner left England his sights were set on Switzerland, for him the complete concept of Sublime landscape.
  Book Illustrations
 Turner used book illustration as a means of self-promotion producing hundreds of watercolours for prints.
  Sand Sea and Sky
More than 100 works owe their origin to the time in and around Margate in the area of north-east Kent known as the Isle of Thanet.
  Dawn after the Wreck
Ruskin interpreted this poignant scene as an elegaic lament on the destructive powers of the sea.
  Chepstow Castle
Bridges greatly appealed to Turner, who frequently depicted them from an oblique perspective, linking the viewer with the far landscape.
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