Per capire un artista oramai
non ci accontentiamo più della sua opera ma vogliamo capire il
personaggio, la sua vita e come a volte capita ficcanasare per la sua
casa.
Oggi l’arte non si rivolge solo più sull’opera ma diventa
storia, vita, curiosità.
Così fra poco al già nutrito numero di
case d’artista (morti ma non solo) si aggiungerà quella di Joseph Mallord
William Turner, che da poco è stata completamente restaurata e resa
fruibile al vasto pubblico di estimatori di questo fantastico artista.
info http://turnershouse.org
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Sandycombe Lodge was built by 1813 to the designs of England’s great landscape painter, J.M.W. Turner; working here as his own architect to create a quiet retreat for himself, away from the pressures of the London art world. It also provided a home for his father, old William, in retirement from his trade as a barber and wigmaker in Covent Garden. With old William’s declining health and changes in his own life, Turner sold the house in 1826.
Turner’s House Trust is a registered charity 1111653 and is registered with Companies House. The Trust became the owners of Sandycombe Lodge in December 2010, following the death of the last owner, Professor Harold Livermore earlier that year. The trustees raised £2.4m for the restoration of Turner’s House and conservation was completed in the summer of 2017.
