The Life of J. M. W. Turner

The Life of J. M. W. Turner is a fascinating biography of the seminal landscape-painter, diligently composed by Philip Gilbert Hamerton. Of all the great landscape-painters, Turner was one of the most comprehensive in the study of nature, always the artists rather than the naturalist, and understanding absolutely the difference between art and nature ? an important characteristic often lacking from his contemporaries and brothers-in-craft. This fascinating biography of one of the most seminal landscape-painters to ever have lived contains one of the most comprehensive and engaging accounts of the great painter - a must-have for anyone interested in Turner's life. Philip Gilbert Hamerton was an artist, art critic and author. Originally published in 1920, this rare text is proudly republished here with a new introductory biography of the author.