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The Lauerzersee with the Ruins of Schwanau and the Mythen, Switzerland
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JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. (1775-1851)
The Lauerzersee with the Ruins of Schwanau and the Mythen, Switzerland
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, with scratching out on paper
8 7⁄8 x 11 ¼ in. (22.7 x 28.7 cm.)
The Lauerzersee with the Ruins of Schwanau and the Mythen, Switzerland
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, with scratching out on paper
8 7⁄8 x 11 ¼ in. (22.7 x 28.7 cm.)
来源
Given by the artist to Mrs. Sophia Caroline Booth (1798-1878), Margate and London, then by descent to her son
Daniel John Pound (1820-1894), Margate and London.
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), Leeds and London, by whom gifted from the above; his sale, Christie's, London, 11 June 1909, lot 185 (330 gns to Agnew's, as ‘A View on the Rhine’).
Agnew's, London.
Walter H. Jones (1866-1932), Hurlingham Lodge, London, by whom acquired from the above, then by descent to his widow,
Maud Jones, Hurlingham Lodge, London, and Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; her sale, Christie's, London, 3 July 1942, lot 49 (400 gns to Agnew's, as ‘The Lake of Lucerne: Brunnen in the distance’).
Agnew's, London.
L. B. Murray, by 1951, then by descent.
Agnew’s, London, June 1983.
D. Hoener, New York, by whom acquired from the above.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1987, lot 30.
A. Alfred Taubman (1924-2015), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; sale, Sotheby's, London, 11 April 1991, lot 77.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1996, lot 41.
Jacqui Eli Safra (b. 1947), Geneva, by whom acquired at the above sale; his sale, Christie's, New York, 25 January 2023, lot 68.
Acquired at the above sale.
Daniel John Pound (1820-1894), Margate and London.
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), Leeds and London, by whom gifted from the above; his sale, Christie's, London, 11 June 1909, lot 185 (330 gns to Agnew's, as ‘A View on the Rhine’).
Agnew's, London.
Walter H. Jones (1866-1932), Hurlingham Lodge, London, by whom acquired from the above, then by descent to his widow,
Maud Jones, Hurlingham Lodge, London, and Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; her sale, Christie's, London, 3 July 1942, lot 49 (400 gns to Agnew's, as ‘The Lake of Lucerne: Brunnen in the distance’).
Agnew's, London.
L. B. Murray, by 1951, then by descent.
Agnew’s, London, June 1983.
D. Hoener, New York, by whom acquired from the above.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1987, lot 30.
A. Alfred Taubman (1924-2015), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; sale, Sotheby's, London, 11 April 1991, lot 77.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1996, lot 41.
Jacqui Eli Safra (b. 1947), Geneva, by whom acquired at the above sale; his sale, Christie's, New York, 25 January 2023, lot 68.
Acquired at the above sale.
Literature
A. J. Finberg, 'Early English Water-Colour Drawings by the Great Masters', The Studio, a Special Number, London, Paris and New York, 1919, pp. 20 and 45, no. 130, illustrated in colour pl. XX.
A. Wilton, The Life and Work of J. M. W. Turner, Fribourg and London, 1979, pp. 478-479, no. 1488 (as ‘The Lowerzersee, with Schwytz and the Mythen’, dated 1843 (?))
‘News and Sales Record’, Turner Studies: His Art & Epoch 1775-1851, Summer 1987, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 64.
E. Shanes, ‘Picture Notes: 1. The Lauerzer See, with the Mythens (hitherto entitled ‘Lake Brienz’), W. 1562...Victoria and Albert Museum. 2. The Lauerzer See with Schwytz and the Mythen, W. 1488…Private Collection, U.S.A.)’, Turner Studies: His Art & Epoch 1775-1851, Winter 1987, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 58-59.
‘News and Sales Record’, Turner Studies: His Art & Epoch 1775-1851, Summer 1991, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 60.
I. Warrell, Through Switzerland with Turner: Ruskin’s First Selection from the Turner Bequest, exh. cat., London, 1995, p. 71, under no. 32.
T. Rodrigues (ed.), Christie’s Review of the Year 1996, London, 1996, p. 49.
E. Shanes, Turner: The Great Watercolours, exh. cat., London, 2000-2001, p. 238, under no. 110.
E. Shanes, The Golden Age of Watercolours: The Hickman Bacon Collection, exh. cat., Dulwich and New Haven, 2001-2002, p. 49, under no. 27.
E. Shanes, La Vie et les chefs d'oeuvre de J.M.W. Turner, New York, 2008, p. 239.
M. Krause, ‘Mrs. Booth’s Turners’, The British Art Journal, 2021, no. 1, pp. 6 and 9, fig. 4, ill..
A. Wilton, The Life and Work of J. M. W. Turner, Fribourg and London, 1979, pp. 478-479, no. 1488 (as ‘The Lowerzersee, with Schwytz and the Mythen’, dated 1843 (?))
‘News and Sales Record’, Turner Studies: His Art & Epoch 1775-1851, Summer 1987, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 64.
E. Shanes, ‘Picture Notes: 1. The Lauerzer See, with the Mythens (hitherto entitled ‘Lake Brienz’), W. 1562...Victoria and Albert Museum. 2. The Lauerzer See with Schwytz and the Mythen, W. 1488…Private Collection, U.S.A.)’, Turner Studies: His Art & Epoch 1775-1851, Winter 1987, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 58-59.
‘News and Sales Record’, Turner Studies: His Art & Epoch 1775-1851, Summer 1991, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 60.
I. Warrell, Through Switzerland with Turner: Ruskin’s First Selection from the Turner Bequest, exh. cat., London, 1995, p. 71, under no. 32.
T. Rodrigues (ed.), Christie’s Review of the Year 1996, London, 1996, p. 49.
E. Shanes, Turner: The Great Watercolours, exh. cat., London, 2000-2001, p. 238, under no. 110.
E. Shanes, The Golden Age of Watercolours: The Hickman Bacon Collection, exh. cat., Dulwich and New Haven, 2001-2002, p. 49, under no. 27.
E. Shanes, La Vie et les chefs d'oeuvre de J.M.W. Turner, New York, 2008, p. 239.
M. Krause, ‘Mrs. Booth’s Turners’, The British Art Journal, 2021, no. 1, pp. 6 and 9, fig. 4, ill..
Exhibited
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Exhibition of Selected Water-Colour Drawings, 1910, no. 184 (as ‘On the Rhine’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings by Joseph Mallord William Turner R.A., 1913, no. 117 (as ‘View on the Rhine’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Exhibition of Water Colour Drawings by Artists of the Early English School, 1919, no. 130 (as ‘Lake of Lucerne: Brunnen in the distance.’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Centenary Loan Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A., 1951, no. 96 (‘The Lowerzer See, with Schwyz and the Myttenberg. c. 1840’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Watercolours by J. M.W. Turner, R.A., 1967, no. 80 (‘The Lowerzer See with Schwyz and the Myttenberg in the Distance’).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Turner und die Schweiz, 1976-1977, no. 43 (as ‘Lauerzer See, 1841’).
London, Agnew’s, Turner Watercolours: Watercolours by J. M. W. Turner R.A. (1775-1851), 1994, no. 8 (as ‘The Lauerzersee with Schwyz and the Mythen’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings by Joseph Mallord William Turner R.A., 1913, no. 117 (as ‘View on the Rhine’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Exhibition of Water Colour Drawings by Artists of the Early English School, 1919, no. 130 (as ‘Lake of Lucerne: Brunnen in the distance.’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Centenary Loan Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A., 1951, no. 96 (‘The Lowerzer See, with Schwyz and the Myttenberg. c. 1840’).
London, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Watercolours by J. M.W. Turner, R.A., 1967, no. 80 (‘The Lowerzer See with Schwyz and the Myttenberg in the Distance’).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Turner und die Schweiz, 1976-1977, no. 43 (as ‘Lauerzer See, 1841’).
London, Agnew’s, Turner Watercolours: Watercolours by J. M. W. Turner R.A. (1775-1851), 1994, no. 8 (as ‘The Lauerzersee with Schwyz and the Mythen’).
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