J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality

The Yale Center for British Art presents J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality. This exhibition, the first show focused on Turner to be held at the YCBA in more than thirty years, will showcase the museum’s rich holdings of the artist’s work. Unequaled in North America, this collection includes some of Turner’s most acclaimed oil paintings, notably his masterpiece Dort or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed (1818) and his celebrated later painting Staffa, Fingal’s Cave (1831–32). Alongside these major works, the exhibition will also feature outstanding watercolors and prints from the YCBA’s collection, including the artist’s only complete sketchbook outside of the British Isles.

The exhibition is on view through July 27 during museum hours. You can join a docent tour Thursday at 2 pm or Saturday at 3 pm.