Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services
Department and Tate, United Kingdom
Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Tate, United Kingdom

Venue
The Special Gallery, 2/F & The Attic, 5/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art

Drawn from Tate's world famous collection, this exhibition features 76 masterpieces that illustrate the remarkable development of British Landscape Painting and its influence on European art from 17th century to the present day. Highlights include paintings from the two most significant British landscape masters of all time, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable, as well as the largest painting ever completed by the contemporary artist David Hockney.

To complement the exhibition, we have invited Hong Kong artists to respond to the British artworks on display and the museum's own collection of landscape paintings. These responses invite visitors to consider the exhibition from a unique Hong Kong viewpoint.

 

Audio Description

Jan Siberechts, "Landscape with Rainbow, Henley-on-Thames" image

Jan Siberechts, "Landscape with Rainbow, Henley-on-Thames" audio description

Jan Siberechts (1627 – c. 1700)
Landscape with Rainbow, Henley-on-Thames
c. 1690
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1967

James Seymour, "A Kill at Ashdown Park" image

James Seymour, "A Kill at Ashdown Park" audio description

James Seymour (c. 1702 – 1752)
A Kill at Ashdown Park
1743
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery and subscribers in 1969

George Stubbs, "Otho, with John Larkin up" image

George Stubbs, "Otho, with John Larkin up" audio description

George Stubbs (1724 – 1806)
Otho, with John Larkin up
1768
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by Paul Mellon through the British Sporting Art Trust 1979

Thomas Gainsborough, "The Rev. John Chafy Playing the Violoncello in a Landscape" image

Thomas Gainsborough, "The Rev. John Chafy Playing the Violoncello in a Landscape" audio description

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 – 1788)
The Rev. John Chafy Playing the Violoncello in a Landscape
c. 1750 – 1752
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 1984

Johann Zoffany, "Three Daughters of John, 3rd Earl of Bute" image

Johann Zoffany, "Three Daughters of John, 3rd Earl of Bute" audio description

Johann Zoffany (1733 – 1810)
Three Daughters of John, 3rd Earl of Bute
c. 1763 – 1764
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Accepted by HM Government in lieu of tax with additional payment (General Funds) made with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Art Fund and Tate Members 2002

Joseph Wright of Derby, "A Moonlight with a Lighthouse, Coast of Tuscany" image

Joseph Wright of Derby, "A Moonlight with a Lighthouse, Coast of Tuscany" audio description

Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 – 1797)
A Moonlight with a Lighthouse, Coast of Tuscany
exhibited 1789
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Purchased 1949

John Sell Cotman, "Llanthony Abbey" image

John Sell Cotman, "Llanthony Abbey" audio description

John Sell Cotman (1782 – 1842)
Llanthony Abbey
1801
Watercolour on paper
Tate: Presented by the Art Fund (Herbert Powell Bequest) 1967

Philip James De Loutherbourg, "An Avalanche in the Alps" image

Philip James De Loutherbourg, "An Avalanche in the Alps" audio description

Philip James De Loutherbourg (1740 – 1812)
An Avalanche in the Alps
1803
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1965

Edwin Henry Landseer, "Deer and Deer Hounds in a Mountain Torrent ('The Hunted Stag')" image

Edwin Henry Landseer, "Deer and Deer Hounds in a Mountain Torrent ('The Hunted Stag')" audio description

Edwin Henry Landseer (1802 – 1873)
Deer and Deer Hounds in a Mountain Torrent (‘The Hunted Stag’)
1832, exhibited 1833
Oil paint on canvas on mahogany
Tate: Presented by Robert Vernon 1847

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Frosty Morning" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Frosty Morning" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
Frosty Morning
exhibited 1813
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "The Castel dell' Ovo, Naples, with Capri in the Distance" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "The Castel dell' Ovo, Naples, with Capri in the Distance" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
The Castel dell' Ovo, Naples, with Capri in the Distance
1819
Graphite and watercolour on paper
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice: Santa Maria della Salute from the Bacino" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice: Santa Maria della Salute from the Bacino" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
Venice: Santa Maria della Salute from the Bacino
1840
Graphite and watercolour on paper
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice: The Piazzetta, with San Marco and its Campanile; Night" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice: The Piazzetta, with San Marco and its Campanile; Night" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
Venice: The Piazzetta, with San Marco and its Campanile; Night
c. 1840
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice at Sunrise from the Hotel Europa, with the Campanile of San Marco" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice at Sunrise from the Hotel Europa, with the Campanile of San Marco" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
Venice at Sunrise from the Hotel Europa, with the Campanile of San Marco
c. 1840
Watercolour on paper
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "A Storm over Lago Maggiore, from near Magadino" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "A Storm over Lago Maggiore, from near Magadino" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
A Storm over Lago Maggiore, from near Magadino
1842
Graphite, watercolour and crayon on paper
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

John Constable, "Shipping in the Thames or Medway" image

John Constable, "Shipping in the Thames or Medway" audio description

John Constable (1776 – 1837)
Shipping in the Thames or Medway
1803
Graphite and watercolour on paper
Tate: Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996

John Constable, "Hampstead Heath, with the House Called 'The Salt Box'" image

John Constable, "Hampstead Heath, with the House Called 'The Salt Box'" audio description

John Constable (1776 – 1837)
Hampstead Heath, with the House Called 'The Salt Box'
c. 1819 – 1820
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by Miss Isabel Constable 1887

John Constable, "Cloud Study with Verses from Bloomfield" image

John Constable, "Cloud Study with Verses from Bloomfield" audio description

John Constable (1776 – 1837)
Cloud Study with Verses from Bloomfield
1830s
Ink on paper
Tate: Purchased 1974

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Metal Paint Box" image

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Metal Paint Box" audio description

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
Metal Paint Box
Tate Archive

George Robert Lewis, "Hereford, Dynedor and the Malvern Hills, from the Haywood Lodge, Harvest Scene, Afternoon" image

George Robert Lewis, "Hereford, Dynedor and the Malvern Hills, from the Haywood Lodge, Harvest Scene, Afternoon" audio description

George Robert Lewis (1782 – 1871)
Hereford, Dynedor and the Malvern Hills, from the Haywood Lodge, Harvest Scene, Afternoon
1815
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by the Rev. Stopford Brooke 1904

David Cox, "A Railway Engine" image

David Cox, "A Railway Engine" audio description

David Cox (1783 – 1859)
A Railway Engine
Date not known
Watercolour and chalk on paper
Tate: Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996

John Brett, "Glacier of Rosenlaui" image

John Brett, "Glacier of Rosenlaui" audio description

John Brett (1831 – 1902)
Glacier of Rosenlaui
1856
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Purchased 1946

George Clausen, "Winter Work" image

George Clausen, "Winter Work" audio description

George Clausen (1852 – 1944)
Winter Work 1883 – 1884
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1983

Philip Wilson Steer, "The Beach at Walberswick" image

Philip Wilson Steer, "The Beach at Walberswick" audio description

Philip Wilson Steer (1860 – 1942)
The Beach at Walberswick
c. 1889
Oil paint on wood
Tate: Purchased 1942

Roderic O'Conor, "Yellow Landscape" image

Roderic O'Conor, "Yellow Landscape" audio description

Roderic O’Conor (1860 – 1940)
Yellow Landscape
1892
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by Mr and Mrs Barnett Shine through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1977

James Dickson Innes, "Arenig, North Wales" image

James Dickson Innes, "Arenig, North Wales" audio description

James Dickson Innes (1887 – 1914)
Arenig, North Wales
1913
Oil paint on plywood
Tate: Presented by Rowland Burdon-Muller 1928

Edward Wadsworth, "Regalia" image

Edward Wadsworth, "Regalia" audio description

Edward Wadsworth (1889 – 1949)
Regalia
1928
Tempera and oil paint on canvas on board
Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1982

Edward Burra, "Harlem" image

Edward Burra, "Harlem" audio description

Edward Burra (1905 – 1976)
Harlem
1934
Ink and gouache on paper
Tate: Purchased 1939

Paul Nash, "Landscape from a Dream" image

Paul Nash, "Landscape from a Dream" audio description

Paul Nash (1889 – 1946)
Landscape from a Dream
1936 – 1938
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by the Contemporary Art Society 1946

Eric Ravilious, "The Vale of the White Horse" image

Eric Ravilious, "The Vale of the White Horse" audio description

Eric Ravilious (1903 – 1942)
The Vale of the White Horse
c. 1939
Graphite and watercolour on paper
Tate: Purchased 1940

Paul Nash, "Bomber in the Corn" image

Paul Nash, "Bomber in the Corn" audio description

Paul Nash (1889 – 1946)
Bomber in the Corn
1940
Graphite and watercolour on paper
Tate: Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1946

Tracey Emin, "Monument Valley" (Grand Scale) image

Tracey Emin, "Monument Valley" (Grand Scale) audio description

Tracey Emin (born 1963)
Monument Valley (Grand Scale)
1995 – 1997
Photograph, colour, on vinyl mounted onto aluminium,
Tate: Presented by Tate Members 2004

David Inshaw, "The Badminton Game" image

David Inshaw, "The Badminton Game" audio description

David Inshaw (born 1943)
The Badminton Game
1972 – 1973
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1980

Hamish Fulton, "France on the Horizon" image

Hamish Fulton, "France on the Horizon" audio description

Hamish Fulton (born 1946)
France on the Horizon
1975
Photograph, black and white, on paper and transfer lettering
Tate: Purchased 1981

Gillian Carnegie, "Black Square" image

Gillian Carnegie, "Black Square" audio description

Gillian Carnegie (born 1971)
Black Square
2008
Oil paint on canvas
Tate: Presented by Tate Members 2010

David Hockney, "Bigger Trees near Warter or / ou Peinture sur le Motif pour le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique" image

David Hockney, "Bigger Trees near Warter or / ou Peinture sur le Motif pour le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique" audio description

David Hockney (born 1937)
Bigger Trees Near Warter or / ou Peinture Sur Le Motif Pour Le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique
2007
Oil paint on 50 canvases
Tate: Presented by the artist 2008