Turner & the Sea

by Christine Riding and Richard Johns

J.M.W. Turner dominated the art of the sea during the first half of the nineteenth century. In an age of global naval warfare, rapid technological change and increased travel, the artist's ceaselessly creative response to contemporary maritime affairs helped radically to define Britain's cultural relationship with the sea. This beautifully illustrated book brings together many of Turner's most celebrated seascapes, from his early Academy paintings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500239053
• ISBN13: 9780500239056
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.7" x 12.0"