Rothko’s admiration for Turner led directly to his bequest of paintings (originally destined for the Seagram Building, New York) to Tate to hang next to works by the great English colourist he so admired.

We will show how the great American painter took his inspiration from the watercolours of Turner.

Image above: Detail from Joseph Mallord William Turner: Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway, 1844