J.M.W. Turner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780691070582
Subjects: The Arts: General Issues; Techniques - Painting; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Turner, J. M. W; Individual Artist; Art / Individual Artist; Art and Architecture; (Joseph Mallord William),; 1775-1851; Criticism and interpretation; Turner, J. M. W
Description: "This book reveals the extent to which Turner wanted his paintings to communicate intellectually as well as emotionally; and how intensely involved he was with the culture of his times, using landscape as a vehicle for the deepest ruminations on society, politics and the human condition.".

"Sam Smiles discusses and illustrates the whole range of Turner's work, tracking his career from the 1790s to the 1840s, exploring the themes that motivated him and explaining his importance for subsequent generations."--BOOK JACKET.