George Turner (artist)
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George Turner (artist)
George Turner | |
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| Born | 2 April 1841 Cromford |
| Died | 29 March 1910 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Landscape painter |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Lakin Kate Stevens Smith |
George Turner (2 April 1841 – 29 March 1910) was an English landscape artist and farmer who has been dubbed "Derbyshire's John Constable".
George Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1841 Cromford |
| Died | 29 March 1910 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Landscape painter |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Lakin Kate Stevens Smith |
Life and work
Shepherd and Flock by the Trent by Turner
A Scene at Knowle Hills, Derbyshire by Turner in 1883, from a private collection in Raleigh, NC
Turner was born in Cromford, Derbyshire in England, but then moved to Derby with his family. He showed an early talent for music and art - encouraged by his father Thomas Turner, who although a tailor by profession was also an art enthusiast. Turner was largely self-taught and went on to become a professional painter and art teacher.
After Eliza's death in 1900, he moved to Kirk Ireton and later married fellow artist Kate Stevens Smith (1871-1964) - they set up home in Idridgehay where he died in 1910. His son William Lakin Turner (1867-1936) also became a landscape oil painter of repute.[3]
Turner worked in oils and painted bucolic scenes mainly of his native Derbyshire, leaving an important legacy of hundreds of pictures depicting the English countryside before the coming of mechanisation, the motor car and urban expansion. His work was exhibited in Nottingham and Birmingham. Turner served on the Art Committee of Derby Art Gallery and both his and his son's paintings[3] are included in the city's collection.[4] Turner has 22 paintings in National collections in the United Kingdom.[5]