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The Life of J. M. W. Turner
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Product Details
Author:
Walter Thornbury, Ian Warrell
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Pallas Athene (August 25, 2026)
Imprint:
Pallas Athene
Release Date:
August 25, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781843682868
ISBN-10:
1843682869
Weight:
4.06oz
Dimensions:
4.488" x 5.709"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_07042026_P10292974_onix30_Complete-20260704.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$19.99
Pub Discount:
65
Series:
Lives of the Artists
Case Pack:
1
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$15.39
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Overview
Ian Warrell’s expert, amply illustrated arrangement of Walter Thornbury’s illuminating biography of England’s greatest painter, the enigmatic and intensely private J. M. W. Turner.
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) is without contest England’s greatest painter – as his contemporaries were quick to admit, even when they could not understand his increasingly abstract art. Yet, despite achieving fame young, the man himself was so intensely private as to be almost unknown. Both brusque and kindly, tight-fisted and generous, taciturn and witty company, he remained a fascinating enigma and source of many legends.
Soon after Turner’s death the journalist, critic and novelist Walter Thornbury began collecting anecdotes from friends and colleagues. The resulting biography provides most of what we know about Turner. It is unfailingly energetic and entertaining – but also ill-organized and prolix. In this edition, the scholar Ian Warrell has arranged Thornbury’s most illuminating passages into a compact, coherent narrative of the painter’s life.
Unfailingly vivid and thought-provoking, and with nearly 100 pages of color illustrations, this is the first stop on any exploration of Turner’s life and career.
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) is without contest England’s greatest painter – as his contemporaries were quick to admit, even when they could not understand his increasingly abstract art. Yet, despite achieving fame young, the man himself was so intensely private as to be almost unknown. Both brusque and kindly, tight-fisted and generous, taciturn and witty company, he remained a fascinating enigma and source of many legends.
Soon after Turner’s death the journalist, critic and novelist Walter Thornbury began collecting anecdotes from friends and colleagues. The resulting biography provides most of what we know about Turner. It is unfailingly energetic and entertaining – but also ill-organized and prolix. In this edition, the scholar Ian Warrell has arranged Thornbury’s most illuminating passages into a compact, coherent narrative of the painter’s life.
Unfailingly vivid and thought-provoking, and with nearly 100 pages of color illustrations, this is the first stop on any exploration of Turner’s life and career.









