Turner’s Revolutionary Landscapes on View in Munich
A significant exhibition dedicated to J.M.W. Turner is currently underway at the Kunstbau in Munich, curated by Karin Althaus and Nicholas Maniu. This showcase is divided into two sections: the left features publicly displayed works, including technical drawings from his time at the Royal Academy (1807–1837), while the right presents previously unseen watercolors, sketches, and paintings. Collaboratively organized with the Tate, this exhibition leads up to the Der Blaue Reiter show set for April 2024 in London. Turner (1775–1851), a transformative figure in landscape painting influenced by Rousseau and Romanticism, opened a gallery in 1804, studied earlier masters, and traveled throughout Europe, earning acclaim from John Ruskin for his emotional authenticity. His groundbreaking approach to light and color foreshadowed Impressionism, connecting him to Monet and Blake.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Kunstbau, Munich, curated by Karin Althaus and Nicholas Maniu.
- Two chronological paths: public works and private works (watercolors, sketches).
- Many works shown for the first time in Germany.
- Organized with the Tate, which holds nearly all of Turner's corpus.
- Part of an exchange: Der Blaue Reiter will be shown in London in April 2024.
- Turner opened his own gallery in Harley Street in 1804.
- He was professor of perspective at the Royal Academy from 1807 to 1837.
- Influenced by Rousseau, Canaletto, Lorrain, Poussin, de Loutherbourg.
- Traveled across Europe, slowed by Napoleonic Wars.
- John Ruskin praised Turner's ability to capture nature's moods.
- Turner anticipated Impressionism, Symbolism, and Abstraction.
- Influenced by optical and magnetic studies by Mary Somerville and Michael Faraday.
- His late works link him to Monet, William Blake, and Odilon Redon.
Entities
Artists
- Joseph Mallord William Turner
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Canaletto
- Claude Lorrain
- Nicolas Poussin
- Philip James de Loutherbourg
- John Ruskin
- Vittorio Alfieri
- Mary Somerville
- Michael Faraday
- Claude Monet
- William Blake
- Odilon Redon
Institutions
- Kunstbau
- Tate
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Harley Street gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Munich
- Germany
- London
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Belgium
- France
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Harley Street