A painting by one of England's most famous artists is to go on show in Newcastle, it has been announced, following the Laing Art Gallery's success in being chosen to exhibit one of the country's most treasured works.
The city gallery is to host a painting by J.M.W Turner through a special partnership with the National Gallery in London which has picked 12 venues across the country to take part in National Treasures. This will involve the loan of 12 priceless artworks for exhibition across the country next year as part of the National's 200-year birthday celebrations.
The Laing announced the news on Tuesday, adding that it will display Turner's 1839 painting The Fighting Temeraire for almost four months from May 2024 and it said it is "delighted" to have been chosen as a host venue. The selected painting is one of the artist's best-known works and was voted as the nation’s favourite painting in a 2005 poll run by BBC Radio 4. It also features on the £20 bank note.
