TURNER AND CONSTABLE

TURNER

he was considered more radical than this rival

he was also addicted to

high drama

painting storms

shipwrecks

he also represented the collisions between nature and technology

his first painting that he exhibited was at the sea

For Turner, the sea could be a site for a classical dramas

he captures perfectly the various mood of the ocean

CONSTABLE

his lifelike depictions of the East-Anglian countryside are more conservative

he was focused on the details of rural life

slimy posts and brickwork

old rotten planks and willows

Instead, Turner works tend towards expressionism

he use the colors and the light to describe the emotional tone of his images

Constable made some sketches during summers he spent in Hampstead

he could observe and drop down clouds and atmospheric effects

parochial vision

ASPECTS IN COMMON

both turned their backs on traditional portraits in favour of landscapes

they wanted to show nature in the face of the encroaching industrial revolution

DIFFERENCES

Turner was stronger in both wings (oil and watercolour)

Turner tending towards the dramatic

Instead, Constable represented objects that Turner rarely painted

Constable is more quieter and more homely