Turner

by Barry Venning

Book Overview

From humble beginnings as the son of a London barber, J.M.W Turner (1775-1851) came to dominate British landscape painting in the first half of the 19th century. Turner achieved professional success and the admiration of his peers at a young age, and gained the place in the canon of European painting that he always desired. He measured himself against the Old Masters such as Claude Lorrain, yet his work, particularly the chromatic brilliance and unconventional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714839884
• ISBN13: 9780714839882
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary