Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Percy Moore Turner

Nationality: British
Date of birth: 1877
Date of death: 1950
Category: art dealer

Identity:

He was a writer on art and an art dealer.

Life:

He was dealer for the Independent Gallery; as Samuel Courtauld's principal adviser, he was central in the acquisition of many of his paintings. His books include monographs on Millet, [1910], Van Dyck, [1908], Stories of the French Artists from Clouet to Delacroix, (with Charles Henry Collins Baker, London, 1909); and The Appreciation of Painting, London,1921.

Bibliography:

The Frick Collection Research website.

Online books Library website.