Turner was an English Romantic painter known for his landscape paintings and mastery of light. Some of his most famous works include "The Fighting Temeraire" which depicts a retired naval ship being towed to the scrapyard to be broken up. He is also known for paintings such as "Rain, Steam and Speed" which captures the industrial revolution and advancement of technology. Turner worked primarily in oil and watercolor paintings and is considered a pioneer of Impressionism with his use of light, color, and atmospheric effects in his landscape works.
1. Turner, Joseph Mallord William 1775-1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (Covent Garden, Londres, 23 d'abril de 1775 (dada discutida) - 19 de desembre de 1851) És considerat “el pintor de la llum”, artista romàntic del paisatge, l'estil del qual es considera prefaci de l'Impressionisme.
2. Dido building Carthage; or the Rise of the Carthaginian Empire 1815 Oil on canvas 155.5 x 232 cm National Gallery, London
3. The Fighting "Temeraire" tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 Oil on canvas 35 1/4 x 48" (91 x 122 cm) National Gallery, London
4. Landscape with a River and a Bay in the Distance, c, 1840-50 Oil on canvas 94 x 123 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
5. Norham Castle, Sunrise c. 1835-40 Oil on canvas 35 3/4 x 48 in. (78 x 122 cm) Clore Gallery for the Turner Collection, London
6. Peace - Burial at Sea 1842 Oil on canvas 87 x 86.5 cm Tate Gallery, London
7. Rain, Steam and Speed 1844 Oil on canvas 35 3/4 x 48 in. (90.8 x 121.9 cm) National Gallery, London
8. S. Giorgio Maggiore: Early Morning 1819 Watercolor 22.4 x 28.7 cm Tate Gallery, London
9. Sun Setting over a Lake c. 1840 Oil on canvas 91 x 122.5 cm Tate Gallery, London
