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Carregando... Standing in the Sun: A Life of J.M.W. Turnerde Anthony Bailey
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. a very detailed biography of a painter that was in many ways ahead of his time. turner was a very complex man at times warm and other times crumply i wonder how much his work influenced the impressionist much of his art was a preview of what was to come. turner still did historical work but his work was light and color was and is amazioning Fascinating & lively. His eccentricities and genius come across strongly.particularly vivid after njust seeing the film by mike Leigh. Was reading at same time " Rembrandt's house by same author which failed altogether for me. Is there more info about Turner? Is he nearer in time and temperament? Is it Turner'Englishness that is more accessible? Or did the author simply do better or get more inspired? sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Back in print after a decade, this book, which A. S. Byatt called "a pleasure to read," explores the life of J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), Britain's most mysterious painter, whose range of work encompasses seascapes and landscapes, executed in both immensely powerful oil paintings and intimate watercolors. Anthony Bailey crafts what the Guardian called a "very fine portrait" of Turner, the short and stout son of a Covent Garden barber, who achieved fame and fortune during his lifetime and whose works remain enormously popular and influential today. Bailey "writes with flair and imagination" (Sunday Times), using archival material, scholarly literature and research, and many of Turner's sketchbooks, paintings, and watercolors to shed new light on this complicated and secretive artistic figure. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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And that's what you get in this biography of J.M.W. Turner. For me, it was slow-going, arranged only loosely chronologically, with events crisis-crossing over the chapters. For instance, there is a one chapter devoted to a patron of Turner's and another to a detractor. There is a chapter on travels on the continent, with some trips described in previous or later chapters. If you are looking for a good narrative you won't find it here. However, scholars will enjoy this biography, as It is very well-researched with many notes, lists of paintings and quotes.
While I won't remember all the details of his life, I now understand Turner's genius in his art and something of his complex character. He was prone to vicious outbursts as well as unexpected generosity.
Fortunately, this biography served a purpose for me since I was looking for background on J.M.W. Turner in anticipation of viewing the Turner exhibit at the AGO In Toronto. It definitely enhanced my viewing experience there. I have yet to see the movie, Mr. Turner, but plan to do so. ( )