J.m.w. turner

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We chart the highs and lows in the career of a genius — ahead of the sale of four superb Turner watercolours in New York

Oil On Canvas: "Sunset At Turner's Cove" Because Turner is the incomparable master of atmosphere

Britain's greatest painter, subject of a new exhibit in San Francisco, was renowned for his stunning landscapes, seascapes, and depictions of the beauty and wrath of Nature

Today was a lovely and relaxed Sunday. I finished a paper for my Marketing course this morning and then decided to spend the afternoon taking in some wonderful pieces of art at the Tate Britain. The Tate Britain houses the world's largest collection of British art from the 16th to the 21st century. All of the pieces that are found at the Tate Modern, which I visited during January, used to be housed in the Tate Britain but were moved when the collection grew too large for the available…

To mark the release of Mr Turner we look at the landscape painter’s ten essential artworks

Joseph Mallord William Turner's father, a barber and wigmaker, realized his son's artistic talents early, asserting that "my son is going to be a painter." Before enrolling in the Royal Academy, Turner gained some drawing experience in the offices several of London's leading architects. He first exhibited watercolors of architectural subjects and then experimented with scenes from literature and scenery designs for operatic productions. In his early twenties Turner's focus changed to…