Tour: Turner Watercolours
Description: The National Gallery of Ireland received a bequest of 31 beautiful watercolours by J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) from English collector Henry Vaughan in 1900. One of the conditions of the bequest was that they are only to be displayed in the month of January. These fascinating paintings demonstrate the fluidity and confidence of Turner’s style and they vibrancy of his palette. This hour long tour will place the paintings within the context of the artist’s oeuvre and the time in which they were created, particularly in regards to Romanticism.
Location: The Print Room, National Gallery of Ireland
Date: Friday January 20th 2017
Time: 11 am
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: €10 per person (payable on the day)
Tour: The Crawford at the Castle
Description: For the first time in the 200 years since the foundation of the Crawford Gallery in Cork, fifty-nine fascinating paintings by a diverse range of Irish artists from the collection are currently on exhibition in Dublin Castle. The tour will place these paintings within the history of Irish art as well as the historical context.
Location: State Apartments and Coach House, Dublin Castle
Date: Wednesday January 25th 2017
Time: 11 am
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: €15 per person (payable on the day)
Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to attend either of these tours as spaces are limited to only fifteen per group.
Jessica Fahy - Freelance Art Historian 