Turner - A Life

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

Author Bio

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.