by SamSmiles (Author)
Alone of his contemporaries, Turner is commonly held to have prefigured modern painting, as signalled in the existence of The Turner Prize for contemporary art. Our celebration of his achievement is very different to what Victorian critics made of his art. This book shows how Turner was reinvented to become the artist we recognise today. -- .
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 240
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 01 Dec 2007
ISBN 10: 0719077087
ISBN 13: 9780719077081