Turner and Constable - Art, Life, Landscape

Born just fourteen months apart, one in London and the other in rural Suffolk, J. M. W. Turner and John Constable went on to change the face of British art
 
The two men have routinely been seen as polar opposites, not least by their peers. Differing in temperament, background, beliefs, and vision, they created images as dissimilar as their personalities.
 
Yet in many ways they were fellow travellers. As children of the late eighteenth century, both faced the same challenges and opportunities. Above all, they shared common cause as champions of a distinctively British art. Through their work, they fought for the recognition and appreciation of landscape painting—and in doing so ensured their reputations were forever intertwined and interlinked.
 
Nicola Moorby offers us a fresh perspective on two extraordinary artists, uncovering the layers of fiction that have embellished and disguised their greatest achievements. For Turner & Constable is not just a tale of two artists; it is also the story of the triumph of landscape painting.

About the author

Nicola Moorby is an art historian and Curator of British Art 1790-1850 at Tate Britain. She has written widely on J.M.W. Turner, watercolour and early British modernism.

Product details

• Authors: Nicola Moorby, Moorby Nicola
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 13.01.2026
• EAN: 9780300290363
• ISBN: 978-0-300-29036-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), c 1800 to c 1900, Biography: arts & entertainment, History of Art, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Modernism, Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus, Biography: arts and entertainment, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Individual architects and architectural firms, C 1700 To C 1800, ART / Movements / Modernism