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A detailed examination of Turner's painting techniques, offering both insight and inspiration for the contemporary practitioner

About the Author

Joyce Townsend is senior conservation scientist at Tate. She is the author of numerous books, including Turner's Painting Techniques and, with Tony Smibert, Watercolour Manual: Lessons from the Great Masters

Reviews

Illuminates a key dimension of [Turner's] art... One learns about the painter's materials...and the paints that existed in Turner's time... An authoritative picture of Turner's methods, leaving the reader to concur that 'one can only marvel at the results.' ... A valuable addition to the literature on Turner.-- "Choice"