Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775–19 December 1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker. He sought to confirm the status of landscape as a serious art form, striking comparisons with old master paintings, and favouring themes with historical subjects or literary associations. Turner explored the psychological, emotional and symbolic range of the landscape genre.
Romanticism: Girtin, Turner & Constable
Essay on J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Girtin & John Constable.
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British watercolours 1750-1900: Turner & Ruskin
The critic John Ruskin wrote of J.M.W. Turner, 'there were two men associated with Turner in early study, who showed high promise, Cozens and Girtin, and there is no saying…
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Room 87: Constable, Turner & the Exhibition Landscape
In this Edwin and Susan Davies Gallery major landscape paintings by Constable are exhibited beside works by his competitor Turner and their contemporaries, including James …
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The cleaning of two paintings by Turner
Turner is known to have mixed oil/wax formulations with oil/resin combinations, known as 'megilps', to produce paint with the desired handling characteristics and final app…
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British Watercolours: 1750-1950
The art of watercolour has had a distinctive identity and history in Britain since the latter part of the eighteenth century, when British artists fir…
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