JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER

Joseph Mallord William Turner – Painting Landscapes Like Never Before

The Fighting Temeraire, J.M.W. Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner was a landscape artist from England whose work was said to be the start of Impressionism. The start of his own artistic path occurred when he entered the Royal Academy of Art Schools at the age of 16. Turner was admitted into the school by a panel led by Sir Joshua Reynolds. This man became an important figure in Turner’s life later on. Turner began his career with a focus on architecture, but the architect Thomas Hardwick advised him to paint instead. That proved to be one of the greatest pieces of advice Turner ever got.

Turner became well known for his oil paintings, but his watercolors were also something special. He is considered one of the founders of English landscape oil paintings, using watercolors to evoke a sense of light. During his times of creation, Turner liked to travel a lot. He went all throughout Europe to experience different arts and landscapes to inspire him, which is why you may see an array of scenes in his collection. He studied in the Louvre and was known to make trips to Venice on multiple occasions. He pulled ideas from a variety of sources, and he made a lasting impression on the field.

One of the greatest tragedies in Turner’s life was the death of his father. The artist was never the same after that, and he frequently went into stages of depression because of it. He and his father worked together, and they lived together for more than thirty years. This man was his best friend, and after he was gone, Turner was never the same man as before. He became immersed in sorrow, and he eventually passed away in 1851. He is now buried next to Sir Joshua Reynolds in the cemetery at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and his mark lives on in the art world.

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