Turner: in light and shade

Abstract

"J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) remains Britain's most celebrated landscape painter whose work continues to inspire artists and audiences today. Accompanying the Whitworth's exhibition Turner: In Light and Shade, this book provides fresh insights into Turner's contribution to landscape art and printmaking which enabled his work to reach a wider audience. This publication coincides with the 250th anniversary of Turner's birth, with a specific focus on the Liber Studiorum series of prints. Translating as 'Book of Studies,' the collection of landscape and seascape compositions was published at the height of his fame between 1807-19. Each print is beautifully reproduced for the first time here, alongside a full visual guide to the Whitworth's renowned Turner watercolour collection. Together, they reveal how colour and dramatic atmospheric effects in landscape painting could be reimagined and translated in print using line, tone and negative space. With new essays and research by Gillian Forrester, Imogen Holmes-Roe and Ian Warrell, this book showcases the artist's innovative approach to creative techniques and the enduring relevance of his legacy."--Inside front cover.

Contents

Foreword / Prof. Sook Kyung-Lee -- Turner in Manchester / Imogen Holmes-Roe -- Turner's watercolours from the Whitworth's collection -- Turner off Margate Pier: Dismissed and grounded, but now refloated yet again / Ian Warrell -- Reading Turner's 'Drawing book' / Gillian Forrester -- Bibliography on the Liber Studiorum / Gillian Forrester -- Turner In Light and Shade / Imogen Holmes-Roe -- Reimagining the Liber Studiorum / Imogen Holmes-Roe.