Turner on the Seine - Couverture souple

Warrell, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185437219X ISBN 13 : 9781854372192

Editeur : Tate Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Turner published two volumes of views of the River Seine in the early 1830s, when he was at the height of his success. All of the watercolours he completed for the project are reproduced in this book, along with many of his preliminary studies. As the text demonstrates, the watercolours are born out of Turner's long familiarity with the river. His views came as part of an explosion in the market for travel books, particularly for the area between Paris and the coast, and a number of these comparable publications, with their illustrations by some of Turner's finest rivals, are discussed. The book also examines how Turner confronted the technical innovations of the new age, making contemporary features, such as canals and steamboats, the subjects of his pictures, and thereby preparing the ground for masterpieces such as "The Fighting Temeraire".

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tate Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185437219X
• ISBN 13: 9781854372192
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible