Amy Concannon, Tate Britain, discusses JMW Turner's watercolours

Amy Concannon, Assistant Curator, Tate Britain, describes the excitement and energy she feels in Turner's art. A talk at the Jerwood Centre, Wordsworth Trust, 18 July 2015.

[@quietflowstheriver]

why not one on John Robert Cozens? Another genius.Turner undoubtedly learnt many things from him. Cozens wa a wizard.

[@JohnSalmon]

Such a shame Turner didn't document his tricks and techniques. Considering the materials and tools available at that time he was an absolute master of what was available.

[@johnmartlew5897]

Thank you so much for this. Mr. Turner is one of my heroes. Great influence on my paining. Subtitles would help me hear your talk. I know it would add greatly to the cost of production. Much enjoyed what I did hear.

[@parisbreakfast]

Just turn on the captions...the 3 dots on the app

[@kenbryning696]

Thanks a lot, really informative about this mighty artist.

[@maxlinder5262]

Do you know what brand or type of watercolor paper he used ...?? Where was the paper made ..?? What county ??? & The weight of the paper ....???

[@life-is-beautiful2387]

Great commentary, thank you..

[@TobermoryCat]

Thanks for posting this. Nice talk.

[@normanstratford9329]

Interesting information about the technique of watercolour painting. Perhaps he used chrome yellow and was told that this pigment was not so durable by Windsor and Newton.

[@montygemma]

If the new pigments were more expensive he wouldn't of wanted to know, Turner was a notorious penny pincher.

[@john146t]

why is it cut off at the end?

[@jeffcowton9981]

I asked my colleague who edited the film - they replied: "I think it did end there, the speaker kind of drifted off and said something along the lines of ‘that’s all I wanted to say’ or something." So i think we published just what was on the original film. Sorry that it sounds strange.

[@donovanfisher6945]

Nice lecture

[@andrelloyd4010]

Hi Amy. Sadly I believe your physiological assessments of Turner is in many ways absolutely incorrect. Compulsive and obsessive in character he was not - Passionate yes - Intense of course - Wise without doubt - Compassionate unquestionably - And in time - place and space the greatest painter of aesthetic cognitive stimulus Britain has ever had !

[@billsiviter9272]

Turner was a genius but couldn't paint trees!

[@popnocturne7909]

😂