{"title":"Thomas Ardill","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Ardill's work offers a vivid exploration of arts and culture, weaving insightful narratives that bring creative figures and movements to life. His writing often delves into the nuances of artistic journeys and cultural landscapes, providing readers with an engaging perspective on the art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles such as \u003cem\u003eTurner on Tour\u003c\/em\u003e, readers can expect a thoughtful blend of biography and cultural commentary, illuminating the intersections between art, history, and society with clarity and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"turner-on-tour-by-christine-riding-9781857096897","title":"Turner on Tour","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exploration of Turner as an artist-traveller, in relation to two important European harbour scenes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis publication marks the return to the United Kingdom, for the first time in over a century, of two groundbreaking oil paintings by J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), on loan from The Frick Collection in New York: \u003cem\u003eHarbour of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCologne, the Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening\u003c\/em\u003e. They were acquired by wealthy American industrialist Henry Clay Frick in 1914 and have remained in the USA ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in the mid-1820s, \u003cem\u003eDieppe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCologne\u003c\/em\u003e exemplify Turner’s lifelong fascination with the subject of ports and harbours—past and present—as dynamic, transitional places. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1825 and 1826 respectively, they represent in powerfully visual terms the outcomes of Turner’s regular sketching tours within Europe that were central to his fame as an artist-traveller, as well as his radical approach to colour, light, and brushwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis sumptuously illustrated publication examines Turner’s creative process, and his use of sketchbooks and watercolours to capture his ideas as he travelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464743665900,"sku":"9781857096897","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781857096897-turner-on-tour.jpg?v=1775052846"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/thomas-ardill.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}