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1775 London, England - 1851 London, England. Known for: Romantic landscape, skyscape and seascape painting.
Born in London, England, Joseph Turner, known commonly as J.M.W. Turner, became one of the 19th centuries most famous painters in England and Europe of landscapes, skyscapes and seascapes. He is... Read full biography
Born in London, England, Joseph Turner, known commonly as J.M.W. Turner, became one of the 19th centuries most famous painters in England and Europe of landscapes, skyscapes and seascapes. He is regarded as one of the promulgators of English watercolor landscape painting, but he also painted in... Read full biography
Born in London, England, Joseph Turner, known commonly as J.M.W. Turner, became one of the 19th centuries most famous painters in England and Europe of landscapes, skyscapes and seascapes. He is regarded as one of the promulgators of English watercolor landscape painting, but he also painted in oil. Unique to him was a special treatment of light, which conveyed atmosphere, mood, and romantic feelings. Turner came from a working class family, supported by his father who was a barber. His mother... Read full biography
Born in London, England, Joseph Turner, known commonly as J.M.W. Turner, became one of the 19th centuries most famous painters in England and Europe of landscapes, skyscapes and seascapes. He is regarded as one of the promulgators of English watercolor landscape painting, but he also painted in oil. Unique to him was a special treatment of light, which conveyed atmosphere, mood, and romantic feelings. Turner came from a working class family, supported by his father who was a barber. His mother died when he was very young, and he did not have much formal schooling although his father taught him to read. His art talent was obvious, and by the age of 13 he was making drawings at home and exhibiting them in his father's shop window for sale.... Read full biography
Born in London, England, Joseph Turner, known commonly as J.M.W. Turner, became one of the 19th centuries most famous painters in England and Europe of landscapes, skyscapes and seascapes. He is regarded as one of the promulgators of English watercolor landscape painting, but he also painted in oil. Unique to him was a special treatment of light, which conveyed atmosphere, mood, and romantic feelings. Turner came from a working class family, supported by his father who was a barber. His mother died when he was very young, and he did not have much formal schooling although his father taught him to read. His art talent was obvious, and by the age of 13 he was making drawings at home and exhibiting them in his father's shop window for sale. He received much attention and by the time he was 15 years old, one of his paintings was exhi... Read full biography
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Art Media
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Skyscape, Clouds and/or Storms
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
Art School
- •Royal Academy of Arts School (Schools) of London, Student
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England