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1847 Westport, New York - 1915 Nassau, Bahamas. Known for: Marine, genre, landscape, floral.
A long-time teacher of watercolor painting and noted watercolor painter of landscapes, still lifes and marine scenes, Ross Sterling Turner painted both in realist and impressionist styles. He was... Read full biography
A long-time teacher of watercolor painting and noted watercolor painter of landscapes, still lifes and marine scenes, Ross Sterling Turner painted both in realist and impressionist styles. He was born in 1847 in Westport, New York, and in 1862, his family moved to Alexandria, Virginia. His first... Read full biography
A long-time teacher of watercolor painting and noted watercolor painter of landscapes, still lifes and marine scenes, Ross Sterling Turner painted both in realist and impressionist styles. He was born in 1847 in Westport, New York, and in 1862, his family moved to Alexandria, Virginia. His first job was as a mechanical draftsman, working for a time in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. In 1876, he went to Europe, first to Paris and then to study at the Munich Academy, where he met... Read full biography
A long-time teacher of watercolor painting and noted watercolor painter of landscapes, still lifes and marine scenes, Ross Sterling Turner painted both in realist and impressionist styles. He was born in 1847 in Westport, New York, and in 1862, his family moved to Alexandria, Virginia. His first job was as a mechanical draftsman, working for a time in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. In 1876, he went to Europe, first to Paris and then to study at the Munich Academy, where he met fellow Americans William Merritt Chase and Frank Duveneck. Like them, Turner developed a thick, painterly style. He became close friends with Constantin Bolonachi, a Greek painter whose marine subject matter would influence Turner's work. About 1879,... Read full biography
A long-time teacher of watercolor painting and noted watercolor painter of landscapes, still lifes and marine scenes, Ross Sterling Turner painted both in realist and impressionist styles. He was born in 1847 in Westport, New York, and in 1862, his family moved to Alexandria, Virginia. His first job was as a mechanical draftsman, working for a time in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. In 1876, he went to Europe, first to Paris and then to study at the Munich Academy, where he met fellow Americans William Merritt Chase and Frank Duveneck. Like them, Turner developed a thick, painterly style. He became close friends with Constantin Bolonachi, a Greek painter whose marine subject matter would influence Turner's work. About 1879, Turner traveled to Florence, Rome and Venice to study the Old Masters, and in Italy his work became increasingly concerned with the effects of ligh... Read full biography
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