TURNER'S SKETCHBOOKS

Turners sketchbooks offer perhaps the most appealing introduction to the artist. They give us a privileged look over Turners shoulder, allowing us to witness the creation and development of ideas that can be traced through to his major paintings.In the absence of detailed written accounts ofhis extensive travels, the notebooks are also arecord of his impressions of the many places hevisitedacross Britain and Europe. This book is the first to survey the full range of Turners sketchbooks, beginning with his teenage efforts and culminati...[Read more]