Joseph Mallard William Turner

Question 1

What art techniques does Turner demonstrate mastery in?

Answer 1

Etching
Oil Painting
Watercolor

Question 2

What was Turner hailed as?

Answer 2

A forerunner of modernist abstraction

Question 3

What does Turner study?

Answer 3

Depictions of local topography to atmospheric renderings and fearsome storms and awe inspiring terrains.

Question 4

What was Turner inspired by?

Answer 4

Landscapists and painters in the 16th and 17th CE

Question 5

Where did Turner profit?

Answer 5

Profited from training within and outside the Royal Academy (RA) schools

Question 6

How old was Turner admitted to the RA’s Plaster Academy Schools?

Answer 6

14 years old

Question 7

What job did Turner have while designing theatrical sets?

Answer 7

Architectural draftsman

Question 8

What stayed throughout Turner’s life?

Answer 8

Early lessons in topography

Question 9

What did he fill hundreds of sketchbooks with?

Answer 9

Visual records of scores. Tours through England.