The young J. M. W. Turner made his first visit to Switzerland in 1802. Over the following decade the alpine landscape provided the subject for many of his oil paintings and watercolours. An enduring affinity with the spectacular scenery of the Alps inspired his subsequent visits in the early 1840s. Turner’s late watercolours evoke the serenity and immensity of the Swiss landscape in some of the most compelling and radiant compositions of his career. One of Switzerland’s most famous mountains, the Rigi towers over the lake to the east of Lucerne. At a mere 1780 metres, it is not one of the loftiest peaks in the Swiss Alps, but the glorious uninterrupted views afforded by its isolated location and the beauty of the surrounding scenery have long attracted adventurous tourists.
- Title: The Red Rigi
- Creator: J. M. W. Turner
- Creator Lifespan: 23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851
- Creator Nationality: English
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Chelsea, London, England
- Creator Birth Place: Covent Garden, London, England
- Date Created: 1842
- Physical Dimensions: 30.5 x 45.8 cm (Sheet)
- Type: Watercolours
- Rights: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1947, © National Gallery of Victoria
- Medium: watercolour, wash and gouache with some scratching out
- Provenance: Sold by the artist’s agent Thomas Griffith to Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro (1797–1864), Novar, Scotland, 1842; Munro exchanged with John James Ruskin (1785–1864), 6 Feb 1846; with Ruskin until 1852 but sold to P. & D. Colnaghi, London, before 1878; from where purchased by John Edward Taylor (1830–1905), by 1886; to his widow by whom sold Christie’s, London, 5 July 1912, no. 47; from where purchased by Agnew’s, London; from whom purchased by Reginald A. Tatton (1857–1926), Northenden, Cheshire on 6 Nov 1912; by descent to Thomas A. Tatton (1893– after 1932); by whom sold Christie’s, London, 14 December 1928, no. 36; from where purchased Agnew’s, London; from where purchased by Walter H. Jones (1866–1932), Hurlingham Lodge, London; to his widow, Maud Jones (d. 1942), Aberuchill Castle, Scotland; her estate sale Christie’s, London, 3 July 1942, no. 41; from where purchased by the Fine Art Society, London; with R. H. Turner, by 1947; from whom purchased, on the advice of Sir Kenneth Clark, for the Felton Bequest, 1947.
- Catalogue raisonné: Wilton 1525
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