Valley of the Rhone with the City and Citadel of Sion, in Switzerland
1853
2000.194
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
13-1/4 x 20 in. (sheet)
Mark Description
signed and inscribed in brown ink, L.R.: J.B. PYNE / No 370
Accession Number
Credit Line
Bequest of Grace Ritchie
Copyright
Collection
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color Palette
Provenance
Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester by purchase from the artist, Aug. 8, 1856; Leger Galleries, London, bt. Grace Ritchie through John Mitchell, July 2, 1962
Gallery Labels
In 1851, Pyne left London for a three-year stay in Italy financed by the Manchester picture dealer Thomas Agnew. Following a customary route through Switzerland, Pyne headed up the valley of the Rhone River toward the Simplon Pass into Italy. He stopped en route and painted “from nature” this grand watercolor of the fortified city of Sion guarding the broad valley beneath the overarching Alps.
In 1856, Agnew, reviewing the 35 large watercolors Pyne had brought home, determined that these were the best Pynes ever, and bought them all.
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