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Make hay in Constable country: The Stour Valley, Suffolk and Essex

Let’s hear it for the country’s best loved landscape painter. This is the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Constable, the man who revolutionised the genre. Constable loved what he saw, and his greatest love was for the countryside where he grew up, around the River Stour in Suffolk-Essex.…

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King asked what British artwork might be ‘lurking in Australia’ in gallery tour

Soon after Tate Britain shut its doors on Tuesday, as the public flocked to the exit, staff hurriedly prepared for a visit from the King.

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Tate Britain enjoys busiest winter in decade as weekend opening hours extended

The Millbank venue has extended its weekend opening hours in response to a surge in demand

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From Suffolk to Margate: Exploring the lands of Turner’s fire and Constable’s rain

INSPIRING TRAVEL: With a new exhibition celebrating the rival artists at the Tate Britain this winter, Michael Hodges explores the parts of England that inspired some of their greatest works

The Independent UK

Turner’s mother’s frustration and a memorable brush with Bacon

Letters: Dr Selby Whittingham considers the ill-treatment of Turner’s mother, while Paul Collins recalls taking one artist to see another’s work. Plus letters from Martin Argles and John Caperon

The Guardian - UK

Unseen work by Lucian Freud to feature in National Portrait Gallery exhibition

Drawing into Painting will showcase previously unseen work by the British artist at the National Portrait Gallery next year.

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Unseen Lucian Freud artworks to feature in new exhibition

‘Drawing into Painting’ will showcase previously unseen work by the celebrated British artist at the National Portrait Gallery next year

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Turner and Constable: radical in different ways

Editorial: Capturing the changing landscapes of the 18th century, the rivals transformed British art. The climate emergency gives new urgency to their work

The Guardian - UK

Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

From Michelangelo and Leonardo to Picasso and Matisse, bitter feuds have defined art. But are contemporary artists more collaborative than their renaissance predecessors?

The Guardian - UK

Turner & Constable at the Tate: Who is the greater artist?

5/5 This blockbuster at Tate Britain pits the two rivals against each other and sheds new light on their reputations

Evening Standard

Turner & Constable review – boiling portentous skies versus two men and a dog

JMW Turner is beaten by John Constable in this mighty show. But who cares when the work is so sublime you can hear the squelching and smell the river?

The Guardian - UK

From Wicked: For Good to Stranger Things: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Ariana Grande sparkles in the concluding part of the Wicked Witch tale, and the first batch of final episodes of the retro sci-fi juggernaut are unleashed

The Guardian - UK

I found the most beautiful walking route in England while searching for Constable’s Suffolk

As a landmark exhibition opens at the Tate Britain, Christopher Dorrell finds the real Hay Wain in the heart of Dedham Vale

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Space, stadiums, poses and prizes: the best art and architecture of autumn 2025

The season’s standouts include mighty Picassos, mesmerising mushrooms, the visions of Kerry James Marshall, the combat photography of Lee Miller – and a return trip to space

Evening Standard

Fire breaks out above centuries-old Soho pub visited by George Orwell and Madonna

Famous writers, painters and pop stars have visited the Dog and Duck over the years

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19 Fateful Times People Happened Across Random Things That Turned Out To Be Worth A Fortune

From people who found trash on the side of the road that wound up being worth thousands, to inherited goods that were way more valuable than originally thought, these 20 stories are all about luck.

The Independent UK

No one took greater imaginative leaps and risks than Turner – he’s Britain’s greatest artist

IN FOCUS: It’s 250 years since the birth of this prodigious son of a barber and a wigmaker, but his weather-obsessed, sea-enamoured paintings have never been surpassed, says Mark Hudson

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The inner life of India, Warhol’s America and the Munch bunch – the week in art

Edvard Munch’s weird and creepy portraits, Arpita Singh’s first major UK exhibition and a sea view from East Anglia

The Guardian - UK

National Trust creates living gene bank of endangered native black poplar

Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain

The Guardian - UK

Humanism can offer us answers in the assisted dying debate

The underlying premise of the philosophy is to respect people’s autonomy, dignity and freedom

The Guardian - UK

‘He painted with a fury for life’ – how Frank Auerbach put lust and sorrow into every brushstroke

Saved from the Holocaust, this supremely modern painter captured the devasatation of postwar Britain as if it was his own – but he ultimately found salvation in painting

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I took Apple Visual Intelligence to an art gallery to act as my tour guide — here's how it did

Apple Visual Intelligence helped provide directions, information and trivia during my art gallery visit — with a few hiccups.

The Guardian - UK

‘Immensely private’: inside great sketchbooks from history

The V&A has delved into its archives to showcase the embryonic work of leading artists including Leonardo and Constable along with lesser-known talents

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Why young families are making the move to Yass

A new development has drawcards not present in the ACT.

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