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Turner: A Life (Paperback)

by James Hamilton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New Ed edition (15 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340628111
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340628119
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 228,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Landscape painter J.M.W. Turner was reticent about his private life. In this blend of biography and art history, the author introduces Turner to a new generation, scotches many Turner myths and depicts him as a giant of the 19th century and a beacon for the 21st.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the definitive life of Britain's greatest artist, 22 May 2001
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Hamilton is solid on the details of Turner's remarkable life, but this is more than just a biography. There are some fascinating and stimulating suggestions about the origins and meanings of many of Turner's greatest paintings, making this an exciting piece of art criticism as well as a work of great scholarship.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and very readable for the non-expert., 5 Jun 2002
As someone who has always liked Turner's work from a not very knowledgable basis, I decided I wanted to know more, and bought this book.

It was just what wanted, and has fuelled my curiosity - I want to know more now! I also thouroughly enjoyed the way the book put his life in context of the enormously important period of history that he lived through.

My only critisism was that I would have liked more examples of his work within the book.

I also discovered an interesting coincidence (?) with a quote attributed to Turner and the Beatles song "I don't want to spoil the party". Well, John Lennon was an art student....

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