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    TURNER AS INSPIRATION AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND

    Thursday, January 1st, 2026

    Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) – Passau, Germany, at the Confluence of the Rivers Inn and Danube, Photo. National Gallery of Ireland

    The National Gallery of Ireland’s annual exhibition of watercolours by J.M.W. Turner opens today and runs through January 2026. In 2026, the Gallery’s annual display of the Vaughan Bequest of Turner watercolours is enriched by the inclusion of a selection of watercolours and prints by artists who looked to Turner for inspiration.

    The English artist Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906) made regular sketching trips to Europe and his colourful watercolours reflect Turner’s style and techniques. The work of Brabazon and other nineteenth-century artists including William Callow (1812-1908), John Faulkner (1835-1894) and James H. Burgess (1819-1890) underlines the huge influence Turner had on his contemporaries, and continues to have on artists today. Prints by Irish artists Jennifer Lane (b.1952) and Niall Naessens (b.1961) show them paying homage to the master. Together, these diverse works of art illustrate how Turner has always been a forceful presence, inspiring artists to create new and exciting work.

    In 2026 the gallery welcomes back its much-loved watercolours following their loan to the National Galleries of Scotland in January 2025.

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    WORKS ON PAPER BY TURNER AT CHRISTIE’S CLASSIC WEEK

    Thursday, June 5th, 2025

    JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. (LONDON 1775-1851) – Lake Brienz, with the Setting Moon

    In the 250 anniversary year of his birth a number of works on paper by Turner will come up at Christie’s in London across three sales in London on July 1 and 2 during Classic Week. Showing late Turner at the height of his powers as a watercolourist Lake Brienz, with the Setting Moon is a mesmerizingly peaceful Swiss view, from the 1840’s. Paving the way for the Impressionists, this work shows Turner focusing on the effects of changing light. Property from The Estate of Sanford R. Robertson, it will be offered in the Old Masters evening sale on July 1 with an estimate of £600,000-800,000.

    Turner’s View of Stoke House, near Bristol  c1790 depicts a figure sketching in the foreground that is thought to be a self-portrait (£20,000-30,000). Pendennis Castle and the entrance to Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall: Scene after a Wreck is from one of Turner’s famous series of watercolours that made his name: England and Wales (£60,000-100,000). Both works are offered in Old Masters, 19th Century Paintings and Drawings from a private collection selling without reserve on July 2.

    JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. – View of Stoke House, near Bristol

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    A DIFFERENT TURNER EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN DUBLIN

    Wednesday, January 1st, 2025

    JMW Turner – Sea View National Galleries of Scotland. Henry Vaughan Bequest 1900

    The annual Turner exhibition held at the National Gallery of Ireland in January is different in 2025. This year – the 250th anniversary of Turner’s birth – is being marked by an exchange with the National Galleries of Scotland. In an exhibition which opens today 38 Vaughan Bequest Turner watercolours from the Scottish collection will be displayed in the Print Gallery in Dublin, while the National Gallery of Ireland’s Turner collection will be showcased at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. The show runs until January 31.

    These watercolours highlight his mastery of light, colour and atmosphere, and his ability to draw attention to the human experience within the natural world. In 1900, the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Galleries of Scotland received watercolours and drawings by J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) through the bequest of collector Henry Vaughan (1809–1899). Vaughan’s will divided his Turner collection between the national galleries in Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, with the stipulation that they be exhibited every January, free of charge. Since 1901, the National Gallery of Ireland and National Galleries of Scotland have proudly upheld this tradition.

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    ANNUAL TURNER EXHIBITION AT NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND

    Monday, January 1st, 2018
    The annual January exhibition of Turner watercolours at the National Gallery of Ireland  this year is a conversation across the centuries. Good Morning Mister Turner – Niall Naessens and J.M.W. Turner – brings together the gallery’s Vaughan Bequest of 31 watercolours and a series of etchings and drawings by the Brandon based printmaker who worked as master printer in the Graphic Studio for many years.
    Naessens approaches Turner’s works obliquely, not as images to be imitated or interpreted, but as a means of looking at the landscape. He has created an artists book with 13 small etchings in a yellow box, eleven framed prints and five drawings for the exhibitions.

    Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) -Ostend Harbour, c.1840 Photo © National Gallery of Ireland

    Niall Naessens (b.1961) – Artist Seen Taking in the Morning, 2017 © Niall Naessens

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    TURNER WATERCOLOURS AT NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND

    Thursday, December 30th, 2010

    Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) Great Yarmouth Harbour, Norfolk, c.1840 Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. (click to enlarge)

    Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) The Grand Canal Venice from below the Rialto Bridge, Venice, c.1820 Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. (click to enlarge)

    The National Gallery of Ireland’s magnificent collection of watercolours by J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) will be on annual display during January 2011.  These delicate watercolours are only ever shown at this time of year, when natural light in these latitudes  is at its lowest.  For January 2011 the theme is care of the collection, past and present.  It examines how Turner’s watercolours have been cared for before and after they entered the collection of the National Gallery in 1900.  Information on conservation methods from Victorian times is included.  Areas like pigments, fading and lux levels are addressed.  The Turner watercolour were bequeathed to the gallery by the English collector Henry Vaughan.

    ‘Colour and Light: Caring for Turner’s Watercolours’ runs from January 1 to January 31, 2011.
    (see antiquesandartireland.com post for July 7, 2010)

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