Start view on particular node

I'd like to create a view which shows only one node at a time.

Then I'd like to be able to load this view and start on a particular node. Maybe something like

http://www.example.com/view_of_artwork/start_node/123

or something.

We can load a view which shows all artwork from a particular year eight at a time in a grid view with thumbnails. Great when there are lots of items in the view. We can then click on a thumbnail and get taken to a node.

What our client wants next is to have a pager above the item to page through the individual nodes which were part of the original view. What he's asking for is perfectly logical and reasonable - but seems to be pushing the envelope of what is do-able.

My thinking is that I can make the thumbnail in the grid view link to a view which shows one node at a time - but this view would need to start on the node which had been clicked.

So - I need a view which shows one node at a time - but when I click to go to this view I'd like to be able to set which node is shown first by passing in a parameter.

I'm off to check out custom_pagers as has been suggested in another post I've made.

Any pointers gratefully recevied.