Turner & Constable: An In-Depth Zoom Lecture with Page Knox
Turner & Constable: An In-Depth Zoom Lecture with Page Knox
Tuesday, January 6th
6:30–7:30pm on Zoom
A recording will be provided to all registrants.
Join us for an engaging online talk with art historian Page Knox, exploring Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals, the major exhibition currently on view at Tate Britain. Whether you are planning a trip to London or simply want to experience the exhibition from home, Page will guide us through the artistic innovations, personal histories, and lively rivalry between these two groundbreaking painters.
Through side-by-side visual comparisons and thoughtful commentary, Page will offer a deeper understanding of how J.M.W. Turner and John Constable reshaped British landscape painting—each pushing the other to define new artistic visions and expressive possibilities.
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About the Exhibition
This landmark exhibition marks the 250th anniversary of the births of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable—two of Britain’s most influential painters whose work changed the course of landscape art. Though often linked in history, the artists had distinctly different approaches: Turner’s radiant, atmospheric color and expressive energy contrasted sharply with Constable’s grounded naturalism and devotion to the English countryside. Their contemporaries famously described their artistic contrast as “fire and water.”
Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals places their work in vivid dialogue, tracing how competition, admiration, and ambition fueled one of the most remarkable artistic rivalries of the 19th century.
On view at Tate Britain from November 27 through April 12.
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