LONDON — Tate Britain has opened Turner & Constable, a major exhibition launched on 27 November 2025 that brings together the work of Britain’s two most celebrated landscape painters. The show, on view through April 2026, offers a comprehensive look at how J.M.W. Turner and John Constable shaped the direction of European landscape painting in the 19th century.
Featuring key canvases, studies, and rarely seen sketches, the exhibition highlights the artists’ contrasting approaches: Turner’s atmospheric, light-filled dramas versus Constable’s grounded, naturalistic depictions of rural England. By presenting their works alongside each other, Tate Britain provides insight into the artistic dialogue—sometimes competitive, sometimes parallel—that defined the era.
The exhibition marks one of the institution’s most anticipated winter programs, drawing attention to two figures whose influence continues to resonate across contemporary landscape practice.
By Sarah Mitchell — Exhibitions & Programs Correspondent
