"What lasting legacy did British colonialism have on the cultures once under the Empire’s control? A rich and varied visual culture emerged in places under British governance, from the Americas to India and Australasia. Writers, artists, and museums have long played a role in documenting the cultural impact of British colonialism, and yet, since the vast Imperial exhibitions of the early 20th century, there has been no comprehensive pres ..."
"Turner's career spanned the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of the British Empire, the birth of finance capitalism and modern industrialization, as well as political, scientific, and cultural advances that transformed society and shaped the ..."
Turner Watercolours(1st Edition) by DavidBlayneyBrown Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2008 by Tate Publishing Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-771-5, ISBN: 1-85437-771-X
"J.M.W. Turner's lifetime (1775-1851). was also the classic age of the English watercolor, and his mastery and perfection of the medium coincided with its establishment as an independent art form. He rarely left his home without a sketchbook, pencils, and a small traveling case of watercolors. He exploited as no one before him the medium's luminosity and transparency, conjuring light effects on English meadows and Venetian lagoons and ga ..."
"This volume is published to accompany an exhibition at Petworth House to mark the restoration of the Carved Room where J.M.W. Turner's paintings will be reinstated in their original positions in the panelling. Petworth House was a special place for Turner, both as the home of his great patron, Lord Egremont, and as the scene of many happy visits. Turner recorded the beauties of the great English house in over 100 gouache drawings and fo ..."
Turner in the Tate(1st Edition) by DavidBlayneyBrown Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2002 by Tate Gallery Pubn Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-356-4, ISBN: 1-85437-356-0
"The Tate owns the largest collection of J.M.W. Turner's work, its Clore Gallery houses the Turner Bequest - the paintings, watercolours, drawings, sketchbooks acquired from the artist's estate in 1856. Focusing on 120 works, this volume provides a survey of all the aspects of the Tate Turner collections, introducing not only familiar masterpieces but many other works - such as sheets from sketchbooks or prints. These are included to hig ..."
"The Norwich Society of Artists held meetings and ran exhibitions from about 1803 to 1833. Crome and Cotman were leading figures in the Society and their pupils, including Stark and Vincent, became successful in their own right. Although their work was purchased by major British patrons, they were also sustained by the enthusiasm of local collectors for their original portrayal of rural scenes. Cotman was an early master of the new fashi ..."
From Turner's Studio(1st Edition) Paintings and Oil Sketches from the Turner Bequest by DavidBlayneyBrown Paperback, 79 Pages, Published 1991 by Tate Gallery Pubn ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-062-4, ISBN: 1-85437-062-6
"Rather than making any claims for Turner's protomodernist credentials, it will explore what constituted modernity, and what it meant to be a modern artist, in his lifetime.Turner's career spanned revolution and the Napoleonic War, Empire, ..."
"Mariele Neudecker is known internationally for her captivating investigations of the natural world. Using film, video, photography and sculpture, including the creation of haunting miniatured landscapes in glass tanks, Neudecker probes the gap between human perception and the reality we all inhabit. Her interest in the social, psychological and historical spaces we live in is central to her work. The works featured in this publication a ..."
"Drawing from the Tate Gallery's extensive collection of oil sketches, this book investigates Turner's approach to outdoor painting, and his open-air sketches. It does so in the context of works by Constable and other contemporaries of Turner."
Art of J.M.W. Turner(1st Edition) by DavidBlayneyBrown Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1990 by Headline Book Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7472-0209-7, ISBN: 0-7472-0209-5
"A portrait of Turner and his art which places the man and his achievements in the broad social and cultural context of his period, and then uses this as a basis for a detailed assessment of his influence and artistic legacy. This is a new edition of the title originally published by Headline in 1990."
"Large format high design value, heavy book on J M W Turner. 5 Chapters on; The Royal Academy, In the steps of the old masters, Turners Britain, Turners Europe, Turners legacy. Very many images on good quality med gauge semi matt paper, mixed black and white and colour. A reasonable amount of good in depth supportive text, but the star is the painter and his images. Well designed and laid out. Hardback intact and clean and undamaged, wit ..."
Noble and patriotic The Beaumont gift, 1828 : the National Gallery, London, 3 February-3 May 1988 by Felicity Owen, John Leighton, DavidBlayneyBrown Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1988 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-947645-47-2, ISBN: 0-947645-47-0
"A book commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Beaumont gift, a key moment in the history of the National Gallery. Sir George Beaumont (1753-1827) was a painter, patron and connoisseur. He was a close friend of Reynolds, Wordsworth and other leading figures of his age and a tireless protagonist for the establishment of a national gallery. His gift of 16 paintings, including such works as Rubens's "View of Het Steen" and Claude's "Hag ..."
"David Blayney Brown, one of the world's leading experts on Turner, reveals the role watercolors played in Turner's life and work, from those he sent for exhibition to the Royal Academy to the private outpourings in which he compulsively ..."
Turner(1st Edition) In the Tate Collection by DavidBlayneyBrown Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2002 by Tate ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6253-8, ISBN: 0-8109-6253-5
"J.M.W. Turner is one of the greatest artists the world has ever known. His output was prolific and astonishingly varied. Focusing on 125 paintings and drawings from the Tate, which owns the world's largest collection of Turner's work, this lavishly illustrated book provides a fresh and lively survey of his genius. Familiar masterpieces are reproduced along with less well-known prints and sheets from sketchbooks; subject matter ranges fr ..."