Led by JMW Turner expert Eric Shanes

Saturday 10 October 2009 – Sunday 11 October 2009, 10.00–16.30

Turner was Britain's greatest and most prolific painter, producing over 32,000 works, many of great visual and thematic complexity. This two-day course will explore the breadth of Turner’s art through visits to the Collection displays, the Turner and the Masters exhibition and the Prints and Drawings Rooms, offering a special insight into Turner’s watercolours and his personal sketchbooks. This is a unique opportunity to learn about his output, as well as the varied techniques he employed in the context of his contemporaries and the Turner and the Masters exhibition.

Tate Britain  Duffield Room
£110, booking recommended
Price includes lunch and tea
Price includes entrance to Turner and the Masters exhibition

  

Eric Shanes is the author of eleven books on Turner and a lecturer of international renown.

Programme

 

Saturday 10 October

 

10.00 – 10.30              Registration, assignment to Group A and Group B

10.30 – 11.30              Lecture, part 1: The Life and Works of J.M.W. Turner

11.30 – 12.00              Tea and Coffee

12.00 – 13.00              Lecture, part 2: The Life and Works of J.M.W. Turner

 

13.00 – 14.00              Lunch included

 

14.00 – 15. 00             

Group A: Introduction to the Tate Britain Print Room and a viewing of some of Turner’s sketchbooks and preliminary studies. Led by Julia Beaumont-Jones.

Group B: Visit to see and discuss the Turner oils and watercolours in the Clore Galleries. Led by Eric Shanes.

15.00 – 16.00              

Group B: Introduction to the Tate Britain Print Room and a viewing of some of Turner’s sketchbooks and preliminary studies. Led by Julia Beaumont-Jones.

Group A: Visit to see and discuss the Turner oils and watercolours in the Clore Galleries. Led by Eric Shanes.

16.00 – 16.30              Tea, Questions and Discussion

16.30                           Day Ends

 

 

 

Sunday 11^th October

 

10.30 – 11.30              Lecture, part 1: The Techniques of J.M.W. Turner, including watercolour.

11.30 – 12.00              Tea, Coffee and biscuits in the Duffield Room

12.00 – 13.00              Lecture, part 2: The Techniques of J.M.W. Turner

 

13.00 – 14.00              Lunch included

 

14.00 – 15.30              Guided visit around the Turner and The Masters exhibition                                                                                           

15.30 – 16.00              Tea, Coffee and biscuits in the Duffield Room

16.00 – 16.30              Closing presentation and remarks/discussion.

16.30                           Day ends

This event is related to the Turner and the Masters exhibition