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Standing in the Sun: A Life of J.M.W. Turner
Anthony Bailey
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Description for Standing in the Sun: A Life of J.M.W. Turner
Paperback. A revealing portrait of the man behind the art, uncovering fresh material, as well as pulling together previously known facts, Bailey sheds new light on this complicated and secretive artistic figure. Available in paperback, for the first time. Num Pages: 504 pages, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: ACVC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 840.
A revealing new portrait of J.M.W. Turner and the man behind the art, uncovering fresh material and shedding new light on this complicated and secretive artistic figure.
Joseph Mallord William Turner is arguably Britain's greatest and most mysterious painter, whose range of work encompasses seascape and landscape, immensely powerful oil paintings and intimate watercolours. His friend and colleague C.R. Leslie remembered him thus: 'Turner was short and stout, and had a sturdy, sailor-like walk. He might be taken for the captain of a river steamboat at first glance; but a second would find more in his face ... Read more
A revealing new portrait of J.M.W. Turner and the man behind the art, uncovering fresh material and shedding new light on this complicated and secretive artistic figure.
Joseph Mallord William Turner is arguably Britain's greatest and most mysterious painter, whose range of work encompasses seascape and landscape, immensely powerful oil paintings and intimate watercolours. His friend and colleague C.R. Leslie remembered him thus: 'Turner was short and stout, and had a sturdy, sailor-like walk. He might be taken for the captain of a river steamboat at first glance; but a second would find more in his face ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
839g
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849761925
SKU
V9781849761925
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About Anthony Bailey
Anthony Bailey is an author and has written for The New Yorker. His books include a biographical study of another great painter, Rembrandt's House, the novel Major Andre and memoirs from America and England.
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