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Joseph Mallord William Turner
English Romantic Painter, 1775-1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 ?C 19 December 1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker, whose style is said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism. Although Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, he is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting. Turner's talent was recognised early in his life. Financial independence allowed Turner to innovate freely; his mature work is characterised by a chromatic palette and broadly applied atmospheric washes of paint. According to David Piper's The Illustrated History of Art, his later pictures were called "fantastic puzzles." However, Turner was still recognised as an artistic genius: the influential English art critic John Ruskin described Turner as the artist who could most "stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of Nature." (Piper 321) Suitable vehicles for Turner's imagination were to be found in the subjects of shipwrecks, fires (such as the burning of Parliament in 1834, an event which Turner rushed to witness first-hand, and which he transcribed in a series of watercolour sketches), natural catastrophes, and natural phenomena such as sunlight, storm, rain, and fog. He was fascinated by the violent power of the sea, as seen in Dawn after the Wreck (1840) and The Slave Ship (1840). Turner placed human beings in many of his paintings to indicate his affection for humanity on the one hand (note the frequent scenes of people drinking and merry-making or working in the foreground), but its vulnerability and vulgarity amid the 'sublime' nature of the world on the other hand. 'Sublime' here means awe-inspiring, savage grandeur, a natural world unmastered by man, evidence of the power of God - a theme that artists and poets were exploring in this period. The significance of light was to Turner the emanation of God's spirit and this was why he refined the subject matter of his later paintings by leaving out solid objects and detail, concentrating on the play of light on water, the radiance of skies and fires. Although these late paintings appear to be 'impressionistic' and therefore a forerunner of the French school, Turner was striving for expression of spirituality in the world, rather than responding primarily to optical phenomena. Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway painted (1844).His early works, such as Tintern Abbey (1795), stayed true to the traditions of English landscape. However, in Hannibal Crossing the Alps (1812), an emphasis on the destructive power of nature had already come into play. His distinctive style of painting, in which he used watercolour technique with oil paints, created lightness, fluency, and ephemeral atmospheric effects. (Piper 321) One popular story about Turner, though it likely has little basis in reality, states that he even had himself "tied to the mast of a ship in order to experience the drama" of the elements during a storm at sea. In his later years he used oils ever more transparently, and turned to an evocation of almost pure light by use of shimmering colour. A prime example of his mature style can be seen in Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway, where the objects are barely recognizable. The intensity of hue and interest in evanescent light not only placed Turner's work in the vanguard of English painting, but later exerted an influence upon art in France, as well; the Impressionists, particularly Claude Monet, carefully studied his techniques.

 

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Thames above Waterloo Bridge oil painting

Painting ID::  89140

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Thames above Waterloo Bridge
c. 1830(1830) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 905 cm (356.3 in). Width: 121 cm (47.6 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner London from Greenwich Park oil painting

Painting ID::  89157

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
London from Greenwich Park
1809(1809) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 902 cm (355.1 in). Width: 120 cm (47.2 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Death on a pale horse oil painting

Painting ID::  89158

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Death on a pale horse
c. 1825(1825) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 597 cm (235 in). Width: 756 cm (297.6 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Ponte Delle Torri, Spoleto oil painting

Painting ID::  89159

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Ponte Delle Torri, Spoleto
c. 1840(1840) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 914 cm (359.8 in). Width: 1,219 cm (479.9 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Fishermen at Sea oil painting

Painting ID::  89325

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Fishermen at Sea
1796(1796) Medium oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Leuchtraketen bei hohem Seegang oil painting

Painting ID::  89347

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Leuchtraketen bei hohem Seegang
1840(1840) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 91,5 x 122,7 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Das Forum Romanum, fur Mr. Soanes Museum oil painting

Painting ID::  89349

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Das Forum Romanum, fur Mr. Soanes Museum
1826(1826) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 145,5 x 237,5 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Union of the Thames and Isis oil painting

Painting ID::  89692

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Union of the Thames and Isis
oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 908 cm (357.5 in). Width: 1,213 cm (477.6 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Bay of Baiae, with Apollo and the Sibyl oil painting

Painting ID::  89693

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Bay of Baiae, with Apollo and the Sibyl
Oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 1,454 cm (572.4 in). Width: 2,375 cm (935 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Musikgesellschaft, Petworth oil painting

Painting ID::  89712

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Musikgesellschaft, Petworth
c. 1835 Medium oil on canvas cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Walton Reach oil painting

Painting ID::  89744

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Walton Reach
c. 1807(1807) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 37 x 73,5 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Haus am Flub mit Baumen und Schafen oil painting

Painting ID::  89750

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Haus am Flub mit Baumen und Schafen
c. 1807(1807) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 96,5 x 114 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Der Park Petworth: Im Hintergrund die Kirche von Tillington oil painting

Painting ID::  89753

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Der Park Petworth: Im Hintergrund die Kirche von Tillington
c. 1830(1830) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 63,5 x 139 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Die Chain-Pier von Brighton oil painting

Painting ID::  89757

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Die Chain-Pier von Brighton
c. 1828(1828) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 71 x 136,5 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Fire on the Sea oil painting

Painting ID::  89765

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Fire on the Sea
c. 1834(1834) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 171,5 x 220 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Ein gestrandetes Schiff oil painting

Painting ID::  89868

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Ein gestrandetes Schiff
c. 1828(1828) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 70 x 136 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Dogano, San Giorgio, Citella, from the Steps of the Europa oil painting

Painting ID::  89951

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Dogano, San Giorgio, Citella, from the Steps of the Europa
oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 616 cm (242.5 in). Width: 927 cm (365 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Trees beside the River, with Bridge in the Middle Distance oil painting

Painting ID::  90187

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Trees beside the River, with Bridge in the Middle Distance
c. 1806(1806) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 879 cm (346.1 in). Width: 1,206 cm (474.8 in). cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Venedig oil painting

Painting ID::  90198

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Venedig
2nd quarter of 19th century Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 91 x 122 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Joseph Mallord William Turner Fishermen Cleaning and Selling Fish oil painting

Painting ID::  90424

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Fishermen Cleaning and Selling Fish
1807(1807) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 134,5 x 179 cm cyf
   
   
     

 

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Joseph Mallord William Turner
English Romantic Painter, 1775-1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 ?C 19 December 1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker, whose style is said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism. Although Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, he is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting. Turner's talent was recognised early in his life. Financial independence allowed Turner to innovate freely; his mature work is characterised by a chromatic palette and broadly applied atmospheric washes of paint. According to David Piper's The Illustrated History of Art, his later pictures were called "fantastic puzzles." However, Turner was still recognised as an artistic genius: the influential English art critic John Ruskin described Turner as the artist who could most "stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of Nature." (Piper 321) Suitable vehicles for Turner's imagination were to be found in the subjects of shipwrecks, fires (such as the burning of Parliament in 1834, an event which Turner rushed to witness first-hand, and which he transcribed in a series of watercolour sketches), natural catastrophes, and natural phenomena such as sunlight, storm, rain, and fog. He was fascinated by the violent power of the sea, as seen in Dawn after the Wreck (1840) and The Slave Ship (1840). Turner placed human beings in many of his paintings to indicate his affection for humanity on the one hand (note the frequent scenes of people drinking and merry-making or working in the foreground), but its vulnerability and vulgarity amid the 'sublime' nature of the world on the other hand. 'Sublime' here means awe-inspiring, savage grandeur, a natural world unmastered by man, evidence of the power of God - a theme that artists and poets were exploring in this period. The significance of light was to Turner the emanation of God's spirit and this was why he refined the subject matter of his later paintings by leaving out solid objects and detail, concentrating on the play of light on water, the radiance of skies and fires. Although these late paintings appear to be 'impressionistic' and therefore a forerunner of the French school, Turner was striving for expression of spirituality in the world, rather than responding primarily to optical phenomena. Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway painted (1844).His early works, such as Tintern Abbey (1795), stayed true to the traditions of English landscape. However, in Hannibal Crossing the Alps (1812), an emphasis on the destructive power of nature had already come into play. His distinctive style of painting, in which he used watercolour technique with oil paints, created lightness, fluency, and ephemeral atmospheric effects. (Piper 321) One popular story about Turner, though it likely has little basis in reality, states that he even had himself "tied to the mast of a ship in order to experience the drama" of the elements during a storm at sea. In his later years he used oils ever more transparently, and turned to an evocation of almost pure light by use of shimmering colour. A prime example of his mature style can be seen in Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway, where the objects are barely recognizable. The intensity of hue and interest in evanescent light not only placed Turner's work in the vanguard of English painting, but later exerted an influence upon art in France, as well; the Impressionists, particularly Claude Monet, carefully studied his techniques.