An interview with Franny Moyle, Author of Turner, the Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of JMW Turner. I picked up Franny’s biography on Turner earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed learning more about this important artist’s life. Turner is one of the United Kingdom’s greatest artists, and is, perhaps its best known, but I didn’t know much about his life. I found Franny’s biography fascinating and enlightening. Franny Moyle joins me for the interview from her home in England.
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Selected Images | Works by J.M.W. Turner
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A View of the Archbishop’s Palace, Lambeth – this watercolour was Turner’s first to be accepted for the Royal Academy’s annual exhibition in April 1790, the month he turned 15. The image is a technical presentation of Turner’s strong grasp of the elements of perspective with several buildings at sharp angles to each other, demonstrating Turner’s thorough mastery of Thomas Malton’s topographical style.
By J. M. W. Turner – Indianapolis Museum of Art, Public Domain, Link
By J. M. W. Turner – UwG73jK8wqshlw at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum Tate Images (http://www.tate-images.com/results.asp?image=T01585&wwwflag=3&imagepos=2), Public Domain, Link
By J. M. W. Turner – [1] 12 February 2014, Public Domain, Link
By J. M. W. Turner – Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork, Public Domain, Link
By J. M. W. Turner – Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork, Public Domain, Link
By J. M. W. Turner – National Gallery of Art, Public Domain, Link
By J. M. W. Turner – Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Public Domain, Link
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Joseph and the Slave Ship
Joseph, splattered in oiled ground, like a sailor sprayed with the sea,
Pushed, steered, smeared;
Navigated pied butter,
Until concurring where it would live.
Wielding impasto into fervor.
Every hue somehow muddied,
Slathered and scumbled,
Scraped and scratched,
Misted and muddled,
To benthic fury.
Consumed, the cusp of time birthing the world, violent, brilliant, unrelenting.
The coagulating clouds thicken like Dragon’s Blood.
All of blazed creation, a haunting.
A scaffolding of enterprise cutting through turbulent salty foam; slapping, cutting waves
To a rising–rising citron aria, mocking the last fatal moments of the lawless nightmare below.
Congratulations on one of the most engaging conversations that covers Turner’s family, his early introduction into the artworld and what the late 18th century artworld was really like. Brilliant beginning to end and the PERFECT tonic for these strange times. Be well.
Wonderful social and historical context..Thank you for posting!
Related: I was fortunate to see this Turner exhibit at Mystic Seaport: https://www.mysticseaport.org/turner/video/
I truly enjoyed this historical and engaging interview! Thank you for the post!
Thank you! A wonderful contribution to every serious artist or collector who is respectful of the artist’s development and journey. A brilliant interview with an intelligent art historian that made her research an exciting listen…so much clarity in her presentation and your questions were most helpful in opening the door to more insightful commentary on one of my favorite artist. I shall order the book. Loved her explanation of Turners times and how artists had to fully understand the power of networking as there were none out there like you to support the arts. So very grateful that I took the time to listen carefully to this exceptional podcast.