Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating -- none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries.
Tate Britain London
This painting by Turner was painted in 1813 during that year at the Royal Academy in London at the Royal academy he and John Constable were seen to be having a deep conversation
John Constable admitted to being perplexed by Turner as he found him uncouth as did many other contempories of the time, but for all that he found that Constable had......
A wonderfull range of mind
( 159 Turner A life by james Hamilton Sceptre London 1997 )
Northam Castle, Sunrise Clore Gallery, London
Turner is a favourite artist of mine and I have been looking at some of the things he has done.
There is a Turner exhibition on at the met in New York it looks well worth a visit.
turner liked to push paint around until he could see a images and was not adverse to using his fingers to paint.
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I am still in the process of unpacking!
