Long Ship’s Lighthouse, Lands End (detail), about 1834–35, J. M. W. Turner. Watercolor and gouache, scraped by the artist. The J. Paul Getty Museum

Splash! Turner and Watercolor

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Harold M. Williams Auditorium



Capturing fleeting effects of light and atmosphere through abstracted and innovative techniques, Turner's watercolors are hailed as some of the greatest ever made. Julian Brooks, curator of drawings and co-curator of the exhibition J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free, explores the secrets of Turner's success.


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