Walton Bridges
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1806
JMW Turner was 31 when he painted 'Walton Bridges' in 1806. It was sold at auction in 2018 to an overseas buyer, but was then subject to an export stop; it was then saved for the nation in 2019, with substantial help from both the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
It will now take its place in the collection of Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. It's a glorious early Turner, and may have been the first painting he did directly from nature, starting off sketching 'en plein air' on and beside the River Thames. Until this acquisition was made, there was no Turner oil painting in a public collection in Norfolk, Suffolk or Essex. The Norwich Castle Museum has a strong collection of works by the Norwich School who were influenced by Turner.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Walton Bridges, 1806
Date supported
2019
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
92.7 x 123.8 cm
Grant
209687
Total cost
2205687
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