Turner & the Sea [y7s]

Johns, Richard / Riding

ISBN 10: 0500239053 / ISBN 13: 9780500239056

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turner & the Sea [y7s]
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0500239053
• ISBN 13: 9780500239056
• Binding: Soft cover
• Weight: 2400 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Belletristik & Biographien / Sonstiges

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Synopsis

A beautifully produced book showcasing Turner’s depictions of the sea, published to coincide with a major exhibition

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.

200 illustrations in color and black and white

About the Authors

Richard Johns is curator of prints and drawings at the National Maritime Museum.

Christine Riding is senior curator of paintings and head of the arts department at the National Maritime Museum, London.