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Bridge over the Hinterrhein at Rothenbrunnen, looking south up the Domleschg Valley

Maker

(artist)
1775-1851

Title

Date of Production

1843

Medium

graphite and watercolour with scraping on wove paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 23.2 cm
Width: 29.1 cm

Accession Number

D.2007.DS.45

Mode of Acquisition

Dorothy Scharf, bequest, 2007 (March)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Turner made several watercolour sketches of the Domleschg Valley during his tour of Switzerland in 1843. In this view the Rhine is framed by majestic alpine scenery, dotted with castles and ruined towers. The subdued range of colours and their fluent application give the scene a contemplative quality. The small figure seated at the lower left assists the viewer in reflecting on the sublime nature of this landscape. This was one of ten works by Turner owned by the collector Dorothy Scharf (1942-2004). Following her major bequest, the Gallery now holds a collection of thirty drawings and watercolours by the artist.

Provenance

Charles Sackville Bale, London (1791-1880); his sale, Christie's (London), 14 May 1881, lot 193 (as 'A View in Switzerland); purchased there by James (?); Laundy Walters, by 1902; by descent to his son, Rowland Percy Walters, by 1924; by descent to his daughter, Ellinor Hill (1899-1991), by 1951; purchased from her by Thomas Agnew & Sons (London), 1973; purchased there by Mrs Josephine Scharf (1914-2004), 1975; by descent to her daughter, Miss Dorothy Scharf, London (1942-2004); Scharf Bequest 2007

Exhibition History

The Courtauld Collects - 20 Years of Acquisitions, Somerset House & London & England, 17/06/2010-19/09/2010

Paths to Fame - Turner's Watercolour Landscapes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/2008-25/01/2009

Paths to Fame - Turner's Watercolour Landscapes, Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, England, 16/07/2008-12/10/2008 ...More

102nd Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 20/01/1975-21/02/1975

Centenary loan exhibition of water-colour drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1951

Exhibition of Water-colour Drawings by Turner, Cox and De Wint, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1924 ...Less

Literature

Paths to Fame: Turner Watercolours from The Courtauld Gallery, Wordsworth Trust; Courtauld Gallery, 2008-2009
no. 21
ill. on p. 111

Wilton, Andrew, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, London, 1979
no. 1495
ill.

102nd Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, January - February 1975
no. 59
ill. on p. 12 ...More

Centenary Loan Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, February - March 1951
no. 90
as 'An Alpine Valley'

Oppé, A.P., The Water-colours of Turner, Cox and De Wint, London, 1925
no. 89

Annual Exhibition of Water Colour Drawings, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, April - May 1924
no. 89
as 'An Alpine Valley'

Armstrong, Sir Walter, Turner, London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1902
p. 239
as 'An Alpine Valley' ...Less

Inscriptions

Inscription: Rimbw [?]

Inscription: F.A. 0010

Inscription: J WHAT[...]

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