Name: Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (Maidstone 1845-1932 London)
Brand: Sunshine and rain, The Rigi, Switzerland
Price: 900.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (Maidstone 1845-1932 London)
Sunshine and rain, The Rigi, Switzerland
signed 'Albert Goodwin' (lower right) and inscribed 'Sunshine and rain./ the Righi' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour within the artists' pen and ink border on paper
5¹⁄₂ x 7³⁄₄ in. (14 x 20 cm.)

The artist, and by descent until 2013.

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Lot Essay

The Rigi is a mountain of 1,798 metres in central Switzerland almost entirely surrounded by water with Lakes Lucerne, Zug and Lauerz almost surrounding it. In the nineteenth century, for tourists and artists, the view of the sunrise from its summit was one of the highlights of a visit to Switzerland. J.M.W. Turner visited the area in 1841 and produced his famous series of views of the mountain which for many represents the peak of his achievement in watercolour.