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This year marks 250 years since celebrated English painter and master of watercolour J.M.W Turner was born. To celebrate his life and work, Towner presents Impressions in Watercolour, a rare opportunity to see some of Turner's finest watercolours from a private collection.

Placing him amongst his notable contemporaries, Impressions in Watercolour showcases Turner at his most experimental and gestural through a selection of his landscape works and seascapes. Contextualising his works alongside those by other 19th century artists, including Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman, brings to light the exciting developments taking place in the often overlooked medium of watercolour painting during this period.

An additional selection of watercolours from Towner’s Collection will be included in the exhibition.