Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner

Hardback

Main Details

Title Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tate Ba Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 196
Category/GenreRomanticism
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9781849761918
ClassificationsDewey:759.2
Audience
General
Illustrations 60 color illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Tate Publishing
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publication Date 1 October 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) is probably Britain's greatest painter. 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 he used landscape as a vehicle for deep ruminations on society, politics, and the human condition. Sam Smiles discusses and illustrates the whole range of Turner's work.

Author Biography

Sam Smiles is professor of history of art at the University of Plymouth, England.

Reviews

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.