Turner Monet Twombly at Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool’s new exhibition, Turner Monet Twombly: Later Paintings, brings together more than 60 later works of three prolific artists, J.M.W Turner (1775-1851), Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Cy Twombly (1928-2011).

All three artists were considered radical painters in their time and the exhibition will explore their similarities in style, subject and artistic motivation.

They were all concerned with mortality in their later work.

The five Monet water lily paintings display an interest in water and reflection which he shared with Turner, as a response to both his personal grief and devastating world events.

Jeremy Lewison, curator of the exhibition, says:

‘The water lily paintings mark the crowning moment of Monet’s career and are among the most recognised of his paintings. To have five major examples in an exhibition is incredibly rare. Painted against the backdrop of the First World War, they represent an oasis of calm while all hell was breaking loose around him. For Monet these paintings assuaged his sense of personal grief. Mourning and loss are key themes in this exhibition for all three artists.’

Tate Liverpool is open daily 10am–6pm, admission free.

Turner Monet Twombly: Later Paintings runs from 22 June to 28 October, admission £12/£9.

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