(Drivebycuriosity) - Joseph Mallord William Turner belonged to the most important artists of the 19th century. The British painter was an innovator and versatile in many stiles. London`s Tate Britain owns the world’s largest collection of Turner’s work and exhibits many of them in a special gallery, giving visitors the chance to explore the master`s work. I display my favorites here, a very small & subjective selection as usual.
Turner liked to paint ships & the sea, often in dramatic situations. Above you can see "The Shipwreck" (plus a detail shot) exhibited 1805 followed by "Entrance to the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Chruch Bearing s.E. by S., Msensluys E. by S." exhibited 1819 (a visual punt on contemporary English politics); "Spithead Boat`s Crew recovering an Anchor" exhibited 1808 & "Fishing Boats Bringing a Disabled Ship into Port Ruysdael" exhibited 1844.
Above "The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides" exhibited 1806.
Above "The Decline of the Carthagian Empire" exhibited 1817
"Apollo and Python" exhibited 1811 & "Aeneas and the Sibyl, Lake Avernus" ca. 1798
He also painted city-& landscapes. Above: "Heidelberg" from 1844-5 followed by "England: Richmond Hill, on the Prince Regent`s Birthday", exhibited 1819 & "Childe Harold`s Pilgrimage - Italy" exhibited 1832.
Sometimes Turner satirized the style of his competitors. Above some untypical & flamboyant images: "George IV at st. Giles`s, Edingburgh" ca. 1822 & "George IV at the Provost´s Banquet in the Parliament House, Edingburgh" ca 1822.
To be continued
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