In his Elements

Abstract

Late Turner: Painting Set Free Tate Britain, London, until 25 January 2015 JMW Turner was born in 1775 in Maiden Lane, near Covent Garden in London, where his father was a barber. His mother, always unpredictable, eventually went mad and died in a lunatic asylum. His father lived with him for many years, becoming not only his greatest admirer but also his assistant and business partner in his studio and gallery. His father died in 1829 and for the last decade or so of his life Turner lived with his long-term partner, Sophia Booth, in relative secrecy in a cottage in …