Synopses & Reviews
Turner Monet Twombly makes a powerful case for a relationship between three of the worldand#8217;s greatest artists: English Romantic J. M. W. Turner (1775and#8211;1851), French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840and#8211;1926), and American abstract painter Cy Twombly (1928and#8211;2011). Monetand#8217;s interest in Turner is well documented, while Twomblyand#8217;s passion for both artists is less so. Focusing on each artistand#8217;s later paintings, author Jeremy Lewison highlights interests and themes they share, despite the centuries that separated them. All three were masters of color and shared an intensity and confidence borne of age. They also overlapped in their interest in Romanticism, the sublime, memory, and mourning. In the cases of Turner and Twombly, both were inspired by mythology, classicism, and the landscapes of Italy. Lewisonand#8217;s insightful text also makes wider points about a so-called and#8220;late styleand#8221;: a combination of physical changes to the artistand#8217;s body, a preoccupation with posterity, and a growing sense of the diminishment of time. Extensively and beautifully illustrated, this major survey sheds new light on achievements never previously considered together.
Synopsis
J.M.W. Turner (1775and#8211;1851) was a controversial figure in his day, but is now widely regarded as one of the greatest landscape painters in history, creating compelling and atmospheric works in oil and watercolor. Commonly known as and#8220;the painter of light,and#8221; he was also a skilled printmaker, and his work is regarded as a preface to Impressionism. Drawing mainly on Tateand#8217;s unparalleled collection, this lavishly illustrated book provides a general survey of Turner. Accompanying a major touring exhibition in Australia and Japan, the book considers his work in relation to colonial art of the time, addresses the importance of the print market, and discusses his methods and materials. With essays from key academics and a detailed biography, this is a welcome addition to the literature on this great artist.
Synopsis
One of the most popular painters of all time, J. M. W. Turner (1775andndash;1851) created a remarkable collection of sketchbooks over the course of his career. Thoughtful, revealing, and beautifully rendered, Turnerandrsquo;s sketchbooks offer an unparalleled window into his creative process. In the absence of detailed written accounts of his extensive travels, the notebooks also contain his impressions of the many places he visited across Britain and Europe. In this book, the first full survey of the artistandrsquo;ssketchbooks, readers are invited to take a privileged look over Turnerandrsquo;s shoulder, witnessing the creation and development of ideas that can be traced through to his major paintings. Beginning with his teenage efforts and culminating in the atmospheric color studies of his last years, Turnerandrsquo;s Sketchbooks is a unique opportunity to explore the mind of a beloved artist.
Synopsis
The paintings of J.M.W. Turner (1775and#8211;1851) are admired by art lovers everywhere. This book reveals a new side of Turner: his erotic drawings. Until a few years ago, biographies of both Turner and critic John Ruskin claimed that in 1858 Ruskin burned bundles of erotic paintings and drawings in a fit of embarrassed Victorian censorship, to protect the artistand#8217;s reputation. However, in 2005 Turner scholar Ian Warrell suggested that the alleged burning never took place, and that almost all of the allegedly destroyed drawings are actually in the Tate collection, part of the Turner Bequest. Here Warrell explores this little-known aspect of the artistand#8217;s work in detail, placing the work in the context of Turnerand#8217;s social and artistic milieu, contemporary preoccupations with art for public and and#8220;privateand#8221; consumption, and the intricacies of the artistand#8217;s personal life and canonical works.
About the Author
Ian Warrell is curator of 18th- and 19th-century British art at Tate. He is also the author of J.M.W. Turner, Turner and Venice, and most recently Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude.