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Literary Landscape: Turner and Constable

Ronald Paulson

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Andrew Graham-Dixon recommends it
This is a micro-study of how one might interpret the paintings of Turner and Constable and what they're really trying to do. It's one of the very few works I've ever read about Turner or Constable that addresses the real issues of their work.

on fivebooks.com · 31 Jan 2019

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