Turner's Last Sketchbook [Hardcover]

A beautifully produced facsimile of the last known intact sketchbook by J. M. W. Turner

J. M. W. Turner (17751851) seldom left home without a sketchbook. Over the course of his lifetime, he filled more than three hundred, most of them small enough to carry in his pocket. This facsimile represents Turners last known intact sketchbook, now in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art. Turner used it on the coast of the English Channel in Kent, in and around Margate, from June to September 1845.

The volume is accompanied by a poem in which Tracey Emin (b. 1963) expresses her profound connection with Turners work. Emin grew up in Margate, the seaside town that Turner returned to time and again to draw.

This presentation of Turners sketchbook includes generous margins and blank pages to encourage further sketches, in the spirit of the artist.

Published by the Yale Center for British Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

A beautifully produced facsimile of the last known intact sketchbook by J. M. W. Turner“Turner’s sketchbooks are raw, immediate, and endlessly inspiring. They remind us that even in his gestural marks, Turner could evoke a universe of expression. It is no wonder that artists from the Impressionists to the Abstract Expressionists were fascinated by his sketches.”—Artlyst

Tracey Eminis professor of drawing at the Royal Academy and an internationally renowned British multimedia artist whose work focuses on the themes of autobiography, memoir, and confession.

 A beautifully produced facsimile of the last known intact sketchbook by J. M. W. Turner, used from June to September 1845, this collectible edition features a foreword by Tracey Emin and includes generous margins to encourage its use as an actual sketchbook.