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Lot Essay
Henri Knip, the youngest member of the family of artists, probably travelled to Italy and Switzerland circa 1833, together with his father, Mattheus Derk Knip. The impact of the journey was such that Swiss landscapes make up about half of Henri's oeuvre.
It is likely that most bodycolours with Swiss subjects originated before 1850. Knip's Swiss scenes could have been inspired partly by the topographical lithographs that were widely disseminated at this time. The subject of the present lot may be compared to a lithograph by Jean Dubois, op. cit., p. 104, fig. 39. Knip's view of the same site at another time of day is in a Dutch private collection (op. cit.,, p. 112, no. 49, see fig. 1). A large view of the Chateau de Chillon on the lake of Geneva by the artist was sold in these Rooms, 9 November 1999, lot 263
It is likely that most bodycolours with Swiss subjects originated before 1850. Knip's Swiss scenes could have been inspired partly by the topographical lithographs that were widely disseminated at this time. The subject of the present lot may be compared to a lithograph by Jean Dubois, op. cit., p. 104, fig. 39. Knip's view of the same site at another time of day is in a Dutch private collection (op. cit.,, p. 112, no. 49, see fig. 1). A large view of the Chateau de Chillon on the lake of Geneva by the artist was sold in these Rooms, 9 November 1999, lot 263