Turner and the Sea by Richard Johns and Christine Riding 2013 Paperback

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9780500239056
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500239053
ISBN-13
9780500239056
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160084612

Product Key Features

Book Title
Turner and the Sea
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Individual Artists / General, Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, European
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Author
Christine Riding, Richard Johns
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
67.8 Oz
Item Length
11.9 in
Item Width
9.5 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Several of the works presented in this book...reveal an important Scottish dimension to Turner's marine art., Contains many high quality color reproductions. . . . Gives extensive analysis of Turner's work in the context of the Dutch painters who preceded him., A rare example of an exhibitioncatalogue that functions independently as an informative, thoroughinvestigation of an underexplored aspect of an artist's oeuvre. Provides[s] arich art historical context for the artist's maritime productions. . . . Highlyrecommended.
Dewey Decimal
759.2
Synopsis
This is the first publication to focus on J. M. W. Turner's lifelong fascination with the sea, from his Royal Academy debut in 1796, Fishermen at Sea , to his iconic maritime subjects of the 1830s and 1840s such as Staffa, Fingal's Cave . It places Turner and his work firmly in the broader field of maritime painting that flourished in nineteenth-century Britain, France, Germany, Holland, and America. The majority of the works illustrated here--paintings, watercolors, sketches, sketchbooks, and engravings--are by Turner, but there are also comparative works by some forty other artists including Winslow Homer, James McNeill Whistler, John Constable, Benjamin West, and Gustave Courbet. The book is organized thematically and chronologically, and the subjects range from "Contested Waters," which examines what was at stake for marine painting during the Napoleonic Wars, to "New Wave," an exploration of Turner's international and often surprising legacy for the art of the sea., The majority of the works illustrated here--paintings, watercolors, sketches, sketchbooks, and engravings--are by Turner, but there are also comparative works by some forty other artists including Winslow Homer, James McNeill Whistler, John Constable, Benjamin West, and Gustave Courbet. The book is organized thematically and chronologically, and the subjects range from "Contested Waters," which examines what was at stake for marine painting during the Napoleonic Wars, to "New Wave," an exploration of Turner's international and often surprising legacy for the art of the sea., A beautifully produced book showcasing Turner's depictions of the sea, published to coincide with a major exhibition, J.M.W. Turner dominated the art of the sea during the first half of the nineteenth century. In an age of global naval warfare, rapid technological change and increased travel, the artist's ceaselessly creative response to contemporary maritime affairs helped radically to define Britain's cultural relationship with the sea. This beautifully illustrated book brings together many of Turner's most celebrated seascapes, from his early Academy paintings to the compelling and provocative subjects he produced in the final years of his life. It reveals the full extent of the artist's engagement with the sea, foregrounding important but rarely seen paintings and throwing new light on some of his iconic works, including The Wreck of a Transport Ship, The Battle of Trafalgar, and The Fighting 'Temeraire'. The authors examine the myriad ways in which Turner responded to the maritime art of the past while challenging his audience with new ways of representing the sea; whether at the Royal Academy, in his own purpose-built gallery, or as a leading figure within a highly evolved print culture. This publication reveals how Turner first established his credentials as a painter of the sea against a rich tradition of marine painting, exemplified during the previous two centuries by Willem van de Velde the Younger and Claude-Joseph Vernet. It examines the artist's competitive response to the work of his contemporaries, including John Constable, Augustus Wall Callcott, Richard Parkes Bonington, and Clarkson Stanfield, and explores the complex legacy of his seascapes through the maritime subjects of later British, European, and American artists. Published to coincide with a major touring exhibition organized by Royal Museums Greenwich, Turner and the Sea remains the definitive study on the full breadth of Turner's lifelong preoccupation with the sea.
LC Classification Number
ND497.T8

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