Still life painting William Turner

Subject: still life with a pipe support: oil on canvas dimensions with frame: 61 X 44 cm canvas dimensions: 55 X 38 cm period: 2nd half of the 20th century condition: good general condition, a trace of restoration on the back signed lower right right "will turner" william turner (1920-2013) william ralph turner was born in chorlton-on-medlock, manchester in 1920. A largely self-taught painter and teacher, he became known as one of the last genuine industrial artists of the northern england. Lowry was to visit turner's exhibitions at the tib lane gallery in the 1950s and 1960s and ls lowry's influence can be seen in turner's work. For about 60 years, turner painted the northwest and surrounding areas, often from memories. A prolific painter, he painted thousands of paintings, including several hundred depicting the stockport viaduct. He was commissioned by peter burdett in the 1970s to paint lyon in france and was represented by the pitcairn until 1985. Turner was "rediscovered" by david gunning, an art dealer from todmorden, in 2000, then that turner was 80 years old. Parkinson's disease eventually forced turner to stop painting. In 2005, he had a retrospective at the oldham gallery accompanied by a book. An exhibition of turner's work was held at clark art in hale, cheshire, in 2010. A major book about his life and work was launched at this exhibition.