Turner - Softcover
As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned—this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner's paintings on the observer. John Ruskin, Turner's uncompromising 19th-century defender, alluded to this idea when he spoke of an "innocence of the eye" which perceived the world's colours and forms before it could recognize their significance.
But to develop such a style, William Turner (1775-1851) first had to overcome the legacy of late rococo academic teachings. He was simultaneously a romantic and a realist—and yet he transcended both styles. His landscapes, far in advance of their time, have been called forerunners of Impressionism, yet they also possess traits that influenced Expressionism, and many of his late compositions are undeniably surrealistic.
Turner's art cannot be bound by such classifications, and remains an oddity to art history even today. His work arises from a unique relation to the nature that it depicts: through his brilliant sketches, he found a rigorously open kind of painting in which nature sets free the use of colour. And through the workings of the natural elements—especially atmospheric light—Turner confronted nature at the point where nature itself is an image. This book opens up Turner's paintings for the eye, demonstrating that he was not simply illustrating nature, but that his pictures speak directly to the eye as nature does itself—through a world of light and colour.
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- PublisherThames & Hudson
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0500974373
- ISBN 13 9780500974377
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
- EditorLloyd Michael
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 240 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Australia, 16 March to 10 June 1996. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Past and Present: Turner and his Brother Artists, by Andrew Wilton; Dunstanborough Castle, 1797-1834, by Evelyn Joll; Rule, Brittania?; Patriotism, Progress and the Picturesque in Turner's Britain, by David Blayney Brown; Picturesque Views in England and Wales; The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, by Evelyn Joll; Turner: A Watershed in Watercolour, by John Gage; The Late Swiss Watercolours, by Irena Zdanowicz; Venetian Journey, by Margaret Plant; Turner's Last Journey, by John Golding; Being There, by Michael Lloyd; Turner and the Origins of Landscape Painting in Australia, by Andrew Sayers; Liber Studiorum; List of Works in the Exhibition; Index of Works by J.M.W. Turner illustrated in this Catalogue. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 099088
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Turner (illustrator). First Edition. Directors' foreword, sponsors of the exhibition, acknowledgements, lenders to the exhibition list of abbreviations, list of works in the exhibition, index of works of J. M. W. Turner illustrated in this catalogue, photographic credits and contributing authors. The text is illustrated with reproductions of Turner's artwork. Illustrated paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This catalogue of Joseph Mallard William Turner's works (1775  1851) produced to coincide the Turner exhibition and reproduces in colour quite a number of his works. The book has essays on aspects of his work, and on Turner and the origins of landscape painting in Australia written by Andrew Sayers. The book was printed by Thames and Hudson of Port Melbourne. Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels. Previous owner has notated where they purchased the book to the top left hand corner of the half title page. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Turner. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Catalogue; catalogue; ISBN: 0500974373. ISBN/EAN: 9780500974377. Inventory No: 0288046. Seller Inventory # 0288046
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