Lot Essay
It has not been possible to identify whether this watercolour is of Switzerland or Italy.
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A valley in the Alps
Details
John Ruskin, H.R.W.S. (1819-1900)
A valley in the Alps
signed with initials 'JR.' (lower right)
pencil, grey wash heightened with touches of white, on buff paper
5 x 8 in. (13.5 x 22 cm.)
A valley in the Alps
signed with initials 'JR.' (lower right)
pencil, grey wash heightened with touches of white, on buff paper
5 x 8 in. (13.5 x 22 cm.)
Provenance
with Agnew's, London.
Dr C.B.M. Warren.
with Spink & Son, London.
J.G.Links.
Lady Anne Acland.
Dr C.B.M. Warren.
with Spink & Son, London.
J.G.Links.
Lady Anne Acland.
Exhibited
London, Martyn Gregory Gallery, Early English Watercolours & Drawings, 1986, catalogue 45, no 128.
Sale room notice
We are grateful to Ian Warrell for suggesting that this view is of Bellinzona.