Joseph Mallard William Turner(1775-1851) was an english painter, printmaker and watercolorist. He is known for expressive coloring, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often, violent marine paintings. He is credited with painting 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolors and 30,000 works on paper.*
I had been looking for a book on J.M.W. Turner for some time that was well-researched with good quality photographs of his work. Several decades ago I become aware of a growing interest in the work of Turner. Little did I know there was one in my library.
This book: Turner: The Great Watercolours was written by Eric Shanes, I understand for an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London(2000-2001).
Since I have just started reading this book in earnest I can't really speak of anything in particular about Turner. However, this book has already inspired me to plunge deeper into his existence and the techniques and approaches that he grappled with.
* The first paragraph is taken from Turner's wikipedia profile.
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