Mr Turner and the Summer Exhibition

Discover how Mike Leigh and the team behind the new film ‘Mr Turner’ recreated scenes at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition from the time when Turner was an exhibitor there.
The EY Exhibition: Late Turner - Painting Set Free is at Tate Britain until 25 January 2015. ‘Mr Turner’ was released on 31st October 2014.

[@constancelaundon]

So looking forward to see this film! I once held Turner's sketchbook in my hands at the British Museum and also at the Yale Center for British Art. I am a "sketchbook keeper" and was so deeply moved by his pages.

[@willalwaystelehandler8450]

A great scene of the movie, magic

[@bluebaby180]

remarkable . as a painter I would loved to of worked on this film.....

[@bunntonalters9452]

incredible

[@SUBHASH-mb1lz]

I love to Art, and live with love.

[@maribelxo12]

What other contemporaries are depicted in this film?

[@MrSilva960]

Maybe was interesting making a movie about John Constable s` life. A director is needed to do it !

[@kitrik23]

what was that blotch of red paint supposed to be? did he say " a boy" or " a boat" either way it looks like neither

[@egparis18]

kitrik23 A bouy - floating object to warn shipping about rocks, shoals etc.

[@shabbathai4136]

buoy..

[@johnpeacock7022]

Art went downhill around 1860. It has now gone below rock bottom.

[@LJD25]

"He's ruined a masterpiece!" Really? That stilted claptrap of a painting impressed no one. Even the King - for whom such a painting as this was aimed and Turner hoped would would purchase it - rejected it as a visual bore. Too many cooks were in one this one and Turner's bid for marine accuracy sunk the painting. Turner was a great painter no question, but this was not one of his "masterpieces."