Turner on Tour / Inge Herold; [manuscript edited and translated from the German by Jenny Marsh]
1997, English Edition. Munich: Prestel. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrappper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #340097
ISBN: 3791318713
Physical description: 133 pages: illustratioms; 25 cm. Notes: Translated from the German. Summary: Travelling provided William Turner (1775-1851), the great British landscape painter, with much of his inspiration throughout his life. Turner on Tour documents Turner's European travels between 1802 and 1845, illustrating some of the finest works they inspired. Turner on Tour shows how the painter employed his impressive talent to translate moods and experience into an image, starting with the pencil drawings recorded in this sketchbook, through to the watercolors and his rich oil paintings. Subjects: Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851 Travel Europe. Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851 Journeys Europe. Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851; Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851. Romanticism in art England. Painting, English Europe. Genre: Art. Illustrated.
Price: €12.95