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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sheerness as Seen from the Nore, 1808, oil on canvas, the MFAH, museum purchase with funds provided by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund and the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson, The Brown Foundation, Inc., and Ann Trammell.

Spotlight Gallery Talk: Turner Seascapes

Saturday, Jun 02, 2012
3 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Beck Building
5601 Main Street Map & Directions

The sea was a source of particular fascination for J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), famous for his powerful and expressive seascapes. Explore an example of his dramatic marine paintings on this 20-minute gallery talk.