JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape in Norwich
September 24 2024

Picture: Norwich Castle Museum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Norwich Castle Museum will be opening their latest exhibition next month. JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape has been organised in-part to celebrate their fairly recent acquisition of Turner's Walton Bridges which was acquired from Sotheby's for £3.5m back in 2019.
According to the museum's website:
JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape is a major new exhibition exploring artists' approaches to landscape from the 17th century to the present day. It commences the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the birth of JMW Turner, one of the most influential artists in the history of western art.
The exhibition explores the evolution of landscape art, centring on Turner's influence, whose landscapes conveyed a full range of artistic, historical and emotional meanings. Featuring seven oil paintings and nine works on paper by Turner, it compares his visionary approach with those who influenced him, like Claude Lorrain, Ruisdael and Canaletto, and those he inspired, from John Sell Cotman to Govinda Sah. Renowned twentieth-century artists like Paul Nash and contemporary figures such as Ibrahim Mahama, Emma Stibbon, and Henna Nadeem demonstrate the ongoing relevance of landscape in art.