Masters of Art: Turner

Perhapsthebest-lovedEnglishromanticpainter,Turnerbecameknownas'thepainteroflight'.Theuseofbrilliantwatercolourcharacterizeshisnumerouslandscapes.TravellingthroughoutEurope,Turnercapturedthevitalityofurbanandpastoralscenes.Ashedevelopedhistechnique,hispaintingstookonthequalityofpureluminescence,pavingthewayfortheImpressionisteratocome.Overflowingwithimages,thisbookoffersfull-pagespreadsofmasterpiecesaswellashighlightsofsmallerdetails,whichalloweveryaspectoftheartist'stechniqueandoeuvretobeappreciated.Chronologicallyarranged,thebookcoversimportantbiographicalandhistoriceventsthatreflectthelatestscholarship.Additionalinformationincludesalistofworks,timelineandsuggestionsforfurtherreading.