A portrait of Turner and his art which places the man and his achievements in the broad social and cultural context of his period, and then uses this as a basis for a detailed assessment of his influence and artistic legacy. This is a new edition of the title originally published by Headline in 1990.
Drawing from the Tate Gallery's extensive collection of oil sketches, this book investigates Turner's approach to outdoor painting, and his open-air sketches. It does so in the context of works by Constable and other contemporaries of Turner.
To accompany a landmark exhibition of the art of J.M.W. Turner, this book presents Turner as a pioneer painter of contemporary life, finding new ways to picture the momentous events and dizzying changes of modernization.