{"product_id":"2026200018561-secondhand-turner-abroad-france-italy-germany-switzerland","title":"Turner Abroad: France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.M.W. Turner was never content to remain still — driven by an insatiable hunger for light, atmosphere, and the drama of foreign landscapes, he crossed the English Channel repeatedly throughout his career, transforming the Romantic tradition with every journey he undertook. Turner Abroad chronicles the great master's artistic expeditions through France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland, presenting a rich visual and historical account of how these travels fundamentally shaped one of the most celebrated bodies of work in Western art history. Andrew Wilton, a leading Turner scholar, details the intimate relationship between the artist's wandering eye and his evolving technique, illustrating how each new vista — from the sun-drenched plains of the Italian Campagna to the vertiginous Alpine passes of Switzerland — was absorbed and reimagined on paper and canvas with breathtaking originality.\n\nPublished in conjunction with an international touring exhibition, this authoritative volume stands as both a scholarly resource and a visual feast, offering detailed analysis of Turner's sketchbooks, watercolours, and oils produced during his continental travels. Wilton's prose is measured yet evocative, guiding the reader through the cultural and geographical contexts that inspired some of Turner's most iconic works, while revealing the restless ambition that set him apart from his contemporaries. For anyone seeking to understand the full scope of Turner's genius, the question is not where his art took him — but where, ultimately, it could not go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609674944731,"sku":"2026200018561-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8456dfd8-a5ba-4be7-ad14-884565d454ce.png?v=1791764497","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018561-secondhand-turner-abroad-france-italy-germany-switzerland","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}