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Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner
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Description for Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner
Hardback. Reissued in the brand new hardback British Artists format, this is an ffordable introduction to one of the most important British painters in history. Includes full colour illustrations of all Turner's best-known work. Series: British Artists Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 colour. BIC Classification: ACVC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 248 x 11. Weight in Grams: 492.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
British Artists Series
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849761918
SKU
V9781849761918
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About Tate Ba Series
Sam Smiles is professor of history of art at the University of Plymouth, England.
Reviews for Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner
Sam Smiles is Professor of History of Art at the University of Plymouth. He is the author of The Turner Book, also from Tate Publishing.