How Turner Painted

Materials & Techniques

Joyce H. Townsend, Nicola Moorby, Tony Smibert

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
19 September 2019

History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Individual artists, art monographs

This authoritative visual guide to the artistic materials and painting techniques of J. M. W. Turner brings to life the skills of one of the world's greatest artists. Details of his watercolours and oil paintings, usually only available to small numbers of museum professionals, and an experienced artist's recreation of his core painting processes, combine with in-depth research into Turner's use of new materials to give unique insights into his creative processes.

How Turner Painted brings new research and understanding to the subject since the publication of the author's earlier book Turner's Painting Techniques (1993). Joyce Townsend, senior conservation scientist at Tate, which houses the majority of Turner's work and is a centre of expertise on the artist, has revisited, updated and continued the examination of his innovative use of materials and early adoption of new colours. Comparisons are drawn across oil painting and watercolour to illustrate how Turner built up an image, and what his numerous unfinished works can tell us about his working methods. With a foreword by art historian Nicola Moorby and a chapter contributed by artist Tony Smibert, the book will coincide with two major new exhibitions planned for 2020, at Tate Britain and at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Tasmania.

By: Joyce H. Townsend
Foreword by: Nicola Moorby
Contributions by: Tony Smibert
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 190mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9780500294833
ISBN 10: 0500294836
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 19 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joyce Townsend is senior conservation scientist at Tate. She is the author of numerous books, including Turner's Painting Techniques and, with Tony Smibert, Watercolour Manual: Lessons from the Great Masters

Reviews for How Turner Painted: Materials & Techniques

"Illuminates a key dimension of [Turner's] art... One learns about the painter's materials...and the paints that existed in Turner's time... An authoritative picture of Turner's methods, leaving the reader to concur that 'one can only marvel at the results.' ... A valuable addition to the literature on Turner.-- ""Choice"""