Joseph Mallord William Turner

British | 1775 - 1851

Joseph Mallord William Turner was a British Old Masters artist who was born in 1775. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid and will be on exhibit at Turner鈥檚 House in Twickenham on April 23, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Getty Center have featured Joseph Mallord William Turner's work in the past.Joseph Mallord William Turner's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 47,607,238 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 47,607,238 USD for ROME, FROM MOUNT AVENTINE, sold at Sotheby's London in 2014. In the past 12 months, their works on paper have averaged 43,798 USD, while their paintings have sold for an average of 1,427 USD.Joseph Mallord William Turner has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ARTnews in March 2025. The artist died in 1851.

Artist's alternative names: J. M. W. Turner, J.M.W. Turner, James M. W. Turner, James Mallord William Turner, JMW Turner, Joseph M. W. Turner, Turner

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1800s William Turner Engraving View of River Danube Signed Framed

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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FRAMED 1800s William Turner Engraving Heysham & Cumberland Mountains SIGNED

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius Restored

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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LANDSCAPE WITH WALTON BRIDGES

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Pope's Villa at Twickenham

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Tina Turner Autographed Photo with COA

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Hand-Turned Burl Wood Vessel with Natural Fissures Signed - Joseph Mallord William Turner

Hand-Turned Burl Wood Vessel with Natural Fissures Signed ,10

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Palmer and Turner Architectural Drawings and Blueprints - Joseph Mallord William Turner

Palmer and Turner Architectural Drawings and Blueprints ,1924

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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4to, L. 2010 - Joseph Mallord William Turner

4to, L. 2010 ,2010

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Kenilworth Castle seen from the south-east

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Mountainous landscape with a lake

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Current Exhibitions

A Brush with Nature: Romantic Landscape Drawings

Getty Center

Los Angeles | California | USA

Feb 18,2025 - May 25,2025

It Must Be Seen: The Autonomy of Colour in Abstract Art

Fundacion Juan March, Madrid

Madrid | Spain

Feb 28,2025 - Jun 08,2025

Marcel Proust and the Arts

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Madrid | Spain

Mar 04,2025 - Jun 08,2025

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Articles

ArtLyst 23/04/2025

Taking place throughout 2025, events across the UK will celebrate 250 years since the birth of the renowned painter J.M.W. Turner.

Daily Art Magazine 13/02/2025

The year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Mallord William Turner, arguably Britain鈥檚 greatest landscape painter.

BBC News 23/04/2025

A projection of a poem by artist Tracey Emin is set to light up the Turner Contemporary to mark the 250th birthday of the gallery's namesake.

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鈥� ..While Turner is perhaps better known for his oil paintings, he was a lifelong watercolorist and fundamentally shaped what was understood to be possible within the medium during his lifetime and after... 鈥�
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Mystic Seaport Museum

鈥� ..Today, nearly two centuries since Turner鈥檚 visits to Margate, see first-hand how his dynamic concept of landscape, unconventional use of colour and near abstract watercolours and paintings secured his... 鈥�
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Turner Contemporary

鈥� ..printed a series of 120 engravings on steel in the late 19th century (after Turner's death)... 鈥�
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Flint Institute of Arts

鈥� ..It will focus specifically on Turner鈥檚 travels in search of inspirational and commercial landscape views as well his entrepreneurial promotion of his work... 鈥�
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The Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Institute of Art

鈥� ..A place of daring, achievement and tragedy, the sea was to Turner a stage upon which humanity played out its dramas against the backdrop of an often cruel and indifferent nature... 鈥�
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Bilbao Fine Arts Museum