Turner (2)
Turner Summer Somber
Monday, August 10, 2020
It is a bright hot day in August, but, when I settle to think, the mood this morning is somber like the brown below the sky's red line. [...] more
Turner before Monet
Sunday, December 29, 2013
In Cleveland for the holidays, M. and I walked through the galleries of the art museum, and stumbled upon Turner’s The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October, 1834 . If I’d seen it before, I’d entirely forgotten. A painting of great power and intricacy. Turner one of those rare colorists who seems, to me, to have control within the color – especially here of red that really [...] more