Part historical narrative, part modern fiction, the book consists
of two interlinked stories: the first focuses on the 18thcentury
painter Thomas Girtin and his relationship with his friend and
rival J.M.W. Turner; the second tells the tale of three amateur
artists in the present day, united by a shared interest in
Girtin’s art. Using this dual narrative to draw parallels between
two eras of rapid technological advancement and sociopolitical
turbulence, Oscar Zarate’s longawaited new graphic novel restores
to modern eyes this unjustly forgotten figure, whose work has been
almost entirely ignored despite his huge influence in British
painting. At the time of death, aged just 27, Girtin had already
established himself as a pioneer and a master: his expressionist
approach was a significant turning point in the British watercolour
tradition. But the brevity of his career, coupled with his chosen
medium (compared to oils, watercolours were a humbler and less
easily exhibited form) meant that his work came to be overshadowed
by that of Turner. As Turner himself famously remarked, “If Tom
had lived, I should have starved.”
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