Impressions in Watercolour: Turner and His Contemporaries
Pallas Athene · Paperback · October 28, 2025
Rarely seen watercolors by the greatest English artists of the 19th century, beautifully reproduced.
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- Who it’s for
- Turner’s watercolors sit alongside works by fellow nineteenth-century British painters.
- Themes
- 19th-century British watercolor art, Turner and his contemporaries, Alpine, cloud, and sea studies
- Genres
- Watercolor Techniques, Landscapes & Seascapes, Artist Monographs
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Rarely seen watercolors by the greatest English artists of the 19th century, beautifully reproduced. Curated and introduced by Ian Warrell, the leading expert on Turner, this selection from the fabled Hickman Bacon collection is one of the finest groups of British watercolors in existence, and hardly ever seen or reproduced.
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Centered around 32 watercolors by Turner, including some of his breathtaking views of the Alps, early views, and late cloud and sea studies, the collection also encompasses some of the greatest works by Turner's contemporaries: John Sell Cotman, Alexander Cozen, Thomas Girtin, Peter de Wint, John Crome, David Cox and others. Beautifully printed on heavy uncoated paper, with some reproductions life size, this book conveys the intensity and freshness and stupendous virtuosity of these artists whose work in watercolor has never been rivaled. An extended essay by the leading expert and former Tate curator Ian Warrell examines the paintings and gives a vivid picture of the artists who made them.
Turner and His Circle
Turner’s watercolors sit alongside works by fellow nineteenth-century British painters.
Come here for
- Turner’s Alpine views, early views, and late cloud and sea studies
- Works by John Sell Cotman, Thomas Girtin, and other contemporaries
Expect
- An extended essay by Ian Warrell on the paintings and their makers
- Some reproductions are life size
Where it sits
| Watercolor Techniques | 88% |
|---|---|
| Landscapes & Seascapes | 35% |
| Artist Monographs | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art History
- European Art
- Romanticism Art History
- Authors
- Ian Warrell
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene
- Published
- October 28, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- 19th-century British watercolor art · Turner and his contemporaries · Alpine, cloud, and sea studies
- Reading lane
- Art History