2015-09 William Turner: Romantic Landscape Painter
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| William Turner Self Portrait [1799] |
Joseph Mallord William Turner [1775–1851] was one of the most
original painters of landscapes and seascapes in Europe. He invented new
techniques to make skies and clouds look luminous and expressive. His
expressionistic studies of light, colour, and atmosphere were
unmatched in their range and sublimity. Turner was also one of
the greatest masters of British water-colour landscape painting and was
commonly known as "the painter of light".
Turner started studying at
the schools of the Royal Academy at the age of 14, and exhibited at the Academy
nearly every year for the rest of his life. He was influenced by Claude Lorrain
and studied Lorrain’s paintings obsessively. His collection of
finished paintings was bequeathed to the British nation on his death and money
to the Royal Academy of Arts.
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| William Turner: Capriccio Venice - Oil on Canvas |
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| William Turner: Calais Pier - Oil on Canvas |
Turner's Most Passionate Defender: John Ruskin [Click Here]
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