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Annual Turner exhibition opens in National Gallery, from January 1st 2004 The annual exhibition of Turner watercolours runs for the month of January in the Print Gallery of the National Gallery of Ireland. It includes the Henry Vaughan Bequest of 31 watercolours bequeathed to the Gallery in 1900. Vaughan stipulated that the works be exhibited only in the month of January, when the natural light is weakest and at its least harmful. The National Gallery of Ireland continues to adhere to this tradition, and as a result the works remain in pristine condition. Also on display will be a representative selection from the 'Liber Studiorum' print series: Turner's visual manifesto' which displays his aspirations for landscape art. Turner's luminous watercolours have inspired artists, scholars and the general public for over two centuries, and demonstrate his dramatically innovative style, experimental approach to watercolour, and personalised vision of nature. His fascination with nature's elemental forces is reflected in the works represented here (A Ship against the Mew Stone, 1814; A Shipwreck off Hastings, c.1828; San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, c.1840), skillfully captured through the fleeting effects of light, atmosphere and glowing colour. The exhibition traces the development of the artist's revolutionary style from his early topographical drawings (1793-1802), to his later evocative sketches (1836-c.1840) executed during his continental tours. The exhibition is on display in the Print Gallery, open during Gallery hours. Admission is Free. A special lecture series and illustrated brochure accompanies the exhibition throughout January. 'Turner's
Timeless Watercolours - Poetic Visions of Nature" Contact: Valerie
Keogh
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