Turner's Rome painting returns to city before December auction

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 22:37 · Archive

JMW Turner's 1835 painting of Rome will be displayed in the city before going to auction in December.

JMW Turner's 1835 painting Rome, From Mount Aventine is on display in Rome for the first time in almost 200 years at Palazzo Rondinini. The work, described as Turner's 'great love letter' to the city, will also visit Hong Kong and New York before an auction in London in December, where it is expected to set a record price.

How it is being reported

• Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the cityWilliam Turner’s 1835 painting - Rome, from Mount Aventine - will be on display in the Italian capital for the first time ahead of an auction in London in December.BBC News · 29 Sept, 15:10
• JMW Turner’s ‘great love letter’ to Rome makes brief return to city before UK auctionRome, From Mount Aventine will also visit Hong Kong and New York before it is expected to sell for record price A JMW Turner painting of Rome that has been described as his “great love letter” to the city and has fleetingly returned there after almost 200 years is expected to set a new record when it goes up for sale in December. One of the few works by Turner that remains in private ownership, Rome, From Mount Aventine will be on display at Palazzo Rondinini in central Rome from Tuesday to Thursday. Continue reading...Guardian World · 29 Sept, 14:49

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