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J.M.W. Turner

By:

Smiles, Sam [author.]

Contributor(s):

Series: British artists (Tate Gallery Publishing)Publisher: London : Tate Publishing, 2013Description: 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmISBN:

9781849761918
1849761914

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

ND497.T8 S64 2013

Contents:

Turner's legacy -- The making of an artist -- Painting and meaning -- Picturing Britain -- The fascination of Europe -- The contemporary scene -- The late work.

Summary: "J.M.W. Turner is probably the greatest painter Britain has ever produced. Both profoundly original and astonishingly prolific, he helped transform landscape painting into an expressive art form of enormous range and power. This book reveals the extent to which Turner wanted his paintings to communicate intellectually as well as emotionally; and how intensely involved he was with the culture of his times, using landscape as a vehicle for the deepest ruminations on society, politics and the human condition. Sam Smiles discusses and illustrates the whole range of Turner's work, tracking his career from the 1790s to the 1840s, exploring the themes that motivated him, and explaining his importance to subsequent generations."--Publisher's description.

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Title notes ( 4 )

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library General Shelves	General	ND 497 TUR SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0013601

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Turner's legacy -- The making of an artist -- Painting and meaning -- Picturing Britain -- The fascination of Europe -- The contemporary scene -- The late work.

"J.M.W. Turner is probably the greatest painter Britain has ever produced. Both profoundly original and astonishingly prolific, he helped transform landscape painting into an expressive art form of enormous range and power. This book reveals the extent to which Turner wanted his paintings to communicate intellectually as well as emotionally; and how intensely involved he was with the culture of his times, using landscape as a vehicle for the deepest ruminations on society, politics and the human condition. Sam Smiles discusses and illustrates the whole range of Turner's work, tracking his career from the 1790s to the 1840s, exploring the themes that motivated him, and explaining his importance to subsequent generations."--Publisher's description.