Turner: Colour Library

by William Gaunt, Robin Hamlyn, J.M.W. Turner

Book Overview

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) is the most masterly of British painters. His work exploits the great traditions of European painting, while anticipating the development of modern art in the twentieth century. As a Romantic, he was from his earliest works sensitive to the dramas found in land and seascapes, though increasingly light and colour alone became all-important to him. He travelled through England, France, Italy and Switzerland, and his views are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714827592
• ISBN13: 9780714827599
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.9"