Born in London in 1775 to a lower-middle-class family, Joseph Mallord William Turner was a child prodigy. He enrolled in the Royal Academy of Arts at age 14—interestingly, he intended to study ...

The winner of the Turner Prize was to be unveiled Tuesday with four people vying for the prestigious award for contemporary ...

Who is the greater artist? - 5/5 This blockbuster at Tate Britain pits the two rivals against each other and sheds new light on their reputations ...

J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were fueled by competition, but united by a common wonder at nature’s beauty.

BOSTON – J.M.W. Turner painted his tumultuous times in incandescent colors, depicting sea battles and the human cost of war, slavery and industrialism with a visionary style that shaped the course of ...

NEW HAVEN — How much is too much Turner? New England’s determined to put it to the test. The past few years have seen no less than four major showcases of the British firebrand’s catalytic oeuvre ...

Britain’s commander of the churning waves was also a painter of technology and industry. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston shows how he reshaped an art form. By Jason Farago BOSTON — Driving rain, salty ...