Council's £100k appeal to buy lost Turner painting

Bristol City Council has initiated a one-week fundraiser aiming to raise £100,000 to acquire JMW Turner’s earliest-known oil painting, “The Rising Squall,” which depicts the Avon Gorge and was rediscovered after being lost for 150 years. Phillip Walker, the council’s head of culture, emphasized the painting’s significance as the first and possibly only oil work of a Bristol scene by Turner.

Need More Context? 🔎