Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner
Hardback
Main Details
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Tate British Artists: J.M.W. Turner
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tate Ba Series
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:96 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 196 |
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| Category/Genre | Romanticism
Individual artists and art monographs |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781849761918
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| Classifications | Dewey:759.2 |
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| Illustrations |
60 color illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Tate Publishing
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| Imprint |
Tate Publishing
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| Publication Date |
1 October 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) is probably Britain's greatest painter. Both profoundly original and astonishingly prolific, he helped transform landscape painting into an expressive art form of enormous range and power. This book reveals the extent to which Turner wanted his paintings to communicate intellectually as well as emotionally and how he used landscape as a vehicle for deep ruminations on society, politics, and the human condition. Sam Smiles discusses and illustrates the whole range of Turner's work.
Author Biography
Sam Smiles is professor of history of art at the University of Plymouth, England.
ReviewsSam Smiles is Professor of History of Art at the University of Plymouth. He is the author of The Turner Book, also from Tate Publishing.
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