Turner's Early Sketchbooks: Drawings in England, Wales and Scotland from 1789-1802

By J.M.W. Turner

The essence of J. M. W. Turner's vision is in his 20,000 sketches, which document his development like a vast pictorial diary. This handsome book contains the largest selection of the sketches of his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823054721
• ISBN13: 9780823054725
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good for getting to know Turner

This is a well put-together and written book on Turner's early work. The color reproductions are good. However, as is the case with with reproductions of Turner's pencil works I've see, pencil sketches are frequently too light and consequently hard to see, especially in any detail. (This was the case with displays at a recent museum exhibit too.) What's particularly good in this volume are the insightful comments. It is evident the the commentator knows art and art-making well enough to provide interesting and useful (to an artist) information about Turner's habits and methods, etc. Recommended to those who want to look into art history and Turner the artist.