Posted: Apr 30, 2013 9:06 pm
jamest wrote:I'm no art expert, but after watching a documentary on J.M.W. Turner and seeing some of his later works, I exclaimed to myself: "Fuck me, that's Impressionism!".
Well, it seemed like that to me. The problem was, he died a few decades before Impressionism started. So, what do the art experts here think? Consider, for example:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/ ... rn-railway
Or:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slave-ship.jpg
Or:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chich ... 828%29.jpg
So, did the Frenchies steal his thunder?!!!
Eh? Turner's influence on the Impressionists is well recognized, so what exactly is your problem?
That being said, his an their intentions differ.