Turner

Landscape painter J.M.W. Turner was reticent about his private life. In this blend of biography and art history, the author introduces Turner to a new generation, scotches many Turner myths, and depicts him as a giant of the 19th century and a beacon for the 21st.

“With splendid clarity and shrewd humour, James Hamilton evokes the visceral world of a great artist and a fascinating character.”

A pleasure to read. -- A.S. Byatt Sunday Express
Hamilton's life gives us a real person ... comprehensibly human and belonging clearly in the England of his time. -- Duncan Macmillan Scotsman
Hamilton writes ... with gusto, bringing Turner to vivid three-dimensional life. The Times
Turner was a phenomenon, a one-man artistic revolution whose energy can be felt through the pages of this inspiring biography. -- Alan Judd Daily Telegraph
Hamilton's readable, unshowy life ... excellent. -- Philip Hensher Mail on Sunday
An excellent biography - revealing on the life, perceptive on the art. Independent on Sunday
Admirably clear -- Desmond Shawe-Taylor Observer
A richly detailed biography . . . Hamilton maintains a steady course between academic respectability and an allowance for the drama and poignancy so clearly central to an accurate portrait of the subject Los Angeles Times
Very satisfying . . . detailed, judicious and confidently grounded in the period Washington Post
Lively New Yorker
Well researched and fluidly written New York Review of Books
Mike Leigh

James Hamilton is an art historian with a passion for science too. He has curated many exhibitions, including various Turner exhibitions. He works at the University of Birmingham.

Landscape painter J.M.W. Turner was reticent about his private life. In this blend of biography and art history, the author introduces Turner to a new generation, scotches many Turner myths, and depicts him as a giant of the 19th century and a beacon for the 21st.

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