Events /Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages Through Time

"Shields, on the River Tyne, for The Rivers of England" (1823), by J.M.W. Turner. Courtesy, Tate; Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. © Tate, London 2016

"Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening" (exhibited 1826), by J.M.W. Turner. Courtesy, The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb

"The Harbor of Brest: The Quayside and Château" (ca. 1826–28), by J.M.W. Turner. Courtesy, Tate; Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. © Tate, London 2016

"Shields, on the River Tyne, for The Rivers of England" (1823), by J.M.W. Turner. Courtesy, Tate; Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. © Tate, London 2016

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Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages Through Time

Name: Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages Through Time
Start: 2017-02-23T05:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-05-14T04:00:00.000Z

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The Frick owns a couple of major J.M.W. Turner paintings of ports: Harbor of Dieppe and Cologne, The Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening. This exhibition puts those pieces into context with around 35 additional works—mainly oils and watercolors that depict harbor scenes from various countries. Find images of Rome, Carthage and Brest, all rendered with that famous Turner light.

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