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Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time

By (author) Susan Grace Galassi, By (author) Ian Warrell, By (author) Joanna Seidenstein, Contributions by Gillian Forrester, Contributions by Rebecca Hellen, Contributions by Eloise Owens

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An engaging look at one of the central motifs in the work of the great 19th-century painter Widely considered Britain’s greatest painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) is best known for his light-filled landscapes and seascapes. A relentless traveler, Turner often turned his artistic attention to the theme of modern and ancient ports. In the mid-1820s, Turner exhibited two monumental, and controversial, paintings of ports: Cologne and Dieppe. Shocking for their intense luminosity and yellow tonality, as well as for Turner’s unorthodox handling of paint, these works marked a transition in the artist’s career as he moved away from naturalism and toward a new, poetic topography.   This in-depth study of these two seminal paintings also addresses a wide selection of Turner’s works in both oil and watercolor from the 1820s, placing them in the context of radical changes in British social and economic structures taking place at the time. Drawing from period travel accounts, contemporary critical commentary, and new technical analyses of Turner’s work, this magnificently illustrated book brings a fresh, new perspective to the pivotal middle years of Turner’s career.   Published in association with The Frick Collection Exhibition Schedule: The Frick Collection, New York (02/22/17– 05/14/17)

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Publisher | Yale University Press
Published date | 7 Feb 2017
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 176
Dimensions | 279 x 241 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1270g
ISBN | 978-0-3002-2314-9
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BISAC | art / history / general


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