Luminous Horizons: Celebrating the Legacy of J.M.W. Turner
In honor of J.M.W. Turner’s 250th birthday, Newfields presents Luminous Horizons: Celebrating the Legacy of J.M.W. Turner, with works from The Indianapolis Museum of Art's important Turner collection.
Turner remains one of the most influential artists in history, revolutionizing landscape painting as a genre. His expressive brushwork laid the groundwork for the development of modernism, and he was among a group of artists who turned watercolor into a standalone art form. Luminous Horizons will present 17 landscape watercolors and drawings by Turner.
The museum began collecting watercolors by Turner and his contemporaries over a century ago, but its current scope and renown is due to the efforts of Kurt F. Pantzer (1892–1979), an Indianapolis attorney and collector who was devoted to all things related to Turner.
This exhibition is curated by Anna Stein, Associate Curator of Works on Paper.
Advance tickets recommended but not required
Included with General Admission and free for Members
Photo Credit:
Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851), Venice: The Rialto, 1820-1821, watercolor over pencil on white wove paper, 11-1/4 × 16-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Hugo O. Pantzer by their children, 72.183.
Exhibition Credit:
This exhibition is made possible due to Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Margaret Wiley, Monna Quinn and David Spoelstra and a gift made in memory of a friend, Linda Halcomb. In memory of our mom and docent, Linda Halcomb – from her family: Christie Haywood, Heather Marshall and Kim & Mark Botzum.
