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Ruskin visited Geneva four times between 1833 and 1844 and these visits are recorded in 'Praeterita'. He visited again in 1862 and 1863 where he made this watercolour of houses on the Rhône Island overlooking the river Rhône.
- Purchased through the Public Picture Gallery Fund, 1905.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
Association |
Artist |
Organisation |
Artist |
John Ruskin |
- |
Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
Ruskin Exhibition |
211 |
Royal Society of Painters in Water Colour, London |
1901-02-04 - 1901-03-02 |
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British Watercolours |
95? |
Empire Art Loan Collection Society |
1952 - 1952 |
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Peintures et Aquarelles Anglaises 1700-1900 du Musée de Birmingham |
110 |
Musée de Lyon |
1966-10-23 - 1966-11-20 |
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Magnificent Switzerland: Views by Foreign Artists 1770-1914 |
75 |
Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation, Villa Favorita, Lugano |
1991-08-01 - 1991-10-21 |
75 |
Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva |
1991-11-14 - 1992-02-02 |
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John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye |
- |
Phoenix Art Museum, USA |
1993-03 - 1993-08 |
- |
Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA |
- - - |
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Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites |
158 |
Tate, London |
2000-03-09 - 2000-05-28 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
Works of Ruskin, XXXVIII, Catalogue of Drawings |
Alexander Wedderburn, E T Cook |
1912 |
George Allen, London |
p. 254, no. 758 |
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Magnificent Switzerland: Views by Foreign Artists 1770-1914 |
|
1991 |
Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation, Lugano and Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva |
- |
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John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye |
|
1993 |
Phoenix Art Museum and Indianapolis Museum of Art |
p. 16, fig. 9 |
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Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites |
Ian Warrell, Robert Hewison, Stephen Wildman |
2000 |
Tate Gallery Publishing, London |
p. 175, repr. p. 175 |
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S.P. A. B. News |
Gillian Darley |
2000 |
- |
vol. 21, no. 2, repr. front cover |
Provenance
Presented to Sir John Simon by the artist; his sale, 1904 (26 gns). |
Associated places
Name |
Type |
Rhône Island, Geneva, Switzerland |
Depicted |
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