J.M.W. Turner: The Light Before Impressionism

By Eric Shanes

A true free radical of his era, J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) was known as 'the painter of light' and was a revelation for the Impressionist movement. This traveller-landscapist's paintings intensified over time to definitively leave figurative reality behind, offering instead a luminous vision transfigured by nature. A visionary ahead of his time, his art was received with much controversy. In step with his life, his last years were synonymous with self-denial for the benefit of his art, and upon his death he bequeathed over 20,000 works to the British state.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646994167
• ISBN13: 9781646994168
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Parkstone Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 10.6"