Author Description

Published in conjunction with The Philbrook Museum of Art 1998 exhibition of 42 examples of Turner's work collected from the major London galleries. Also documents a related exhibition, "Near Turner's Point of View: Paintings by J.M.W. Turner and Thomas Moran" and examines the scope and depth of the artistic relationship between the two painters. Six illustrated essays precede the catalogue section in which color reproductions are accompanied by full entries and are placed in context through an overview of the artists' life and aesthetic intentions. No index. Oversize: 10x11.5