J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 19 December 1851), was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker, whose style can be said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism. In the beginning of his career, many of his paintings appeared more detail oriented. He is best known for his abstract images later in life, focused around form and light. These images spoke less about the description of the landscapes than his previous work, instead providing an intent to “stun the soul.”

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