
Turner
Masters of Art
Alexander Adams(Author)
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 8. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-3-7913-9342-1 (ISBN)
Description
Filled with brilliant reproductions and engaging texts reflecting the latest scholarship, this portable and attractively priced volume is the perfect introduction to one of the most important pioneers of modernism in Britain and beyond.
Joseph Mallord William Turner is considered a trailblazer of modernism in Europe. More than almost any other artist in the first half of the nineteenth century, he succeeded in making atmosphere and color the defining elements of his paintings. His world-famous landscapes, seascapes and vedute bear witness to his virtuoso use of light; the figurative seems to dissolve in favor of mood. This book cements Turner's reputation as a role model for the Impressionists and a forerunner of abstraction.
An introductory essay sheds light on Turner's life and work within a historical context, while selected paintings and watercolors are examined in detail.
Joseph Mallord William Turner is considered a trailblazer of modernism in Europe. More than almost any other artist in the first half of the nineteenth century, he succeeded in making atmosphere and color the defining elements of his paintings. His world-famous landscapes, seascapes and vedute bear witness to his virtuoso use of light; the figurative seems to dissolve in favor of mood. This book cements Turner's reputation as a role model for the Impressionists and a forerunner of abstraction.
An introductory essay sheds light on Turner's life and work within a historical context, while selected paintings and watercolors are examined in detail.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
55
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-9342-1 (9783791393421)
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09/2011
Prestel
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Person
Alexander Adams is a British artist, poet and critic. His art reviews have appeared in leading periodicals since 2004, including The Burlington Magazine, The British Art Journal, Print Quaterly and The Critic.