The new note features artist JMW Turner, and is said to be the ‘most secure Bank of England banknote yet.’ Sarah John, the Bank of England’s current Chief Cashier, explained: “Moving the ...

PLASTIC £20 notes are now in circulation, featuring a celebrated masterpiece by JMW Turner - one of Britain's greatest romantic artists. Here's what we know about the "painter of light" and face ...

A JMW Turner painting of Chepstow Castle overlooking the River Wye has sold at auction to Chepstow Museum for £93,375. The sale price has beaten by almost double the pre-auction estimate of £ ...

Turner simply signed his works ‘W Turner’ and even now most of us are familiar with him as ‘JMW Turner.’” Financial gain is spurring the trend, too. “The high prices that these early ...

As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated painting, The Fighting Temeraire. JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire ...

A year-long festival of exhibitions and events to celebrate 250 years since the birth of artist JMW Turner has been announced. Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London on 23 April 1775 and ...

Anyone wanting to understand why Joseph Mallord William Turner is Britain’s greatest artist need look no further than his extraordinary 1842 painting Snow Storm – Steam-Boat Off a Harbour’s ...

This being the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner’s death, there are any number of events and exhibitions dedicated to the great man, who was, let’s not forget, one of the great revolutionaries ...

A lost painting by Britain's beloved artist JMW Turner which lay undiscovered in an attic for two centuries has sold for £96,000. The unsigned watercolour of Hampton Court, Herefordshire ...