SNOW IN THE ALPS (SWITZERLAND), c.1912 - 15

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
16 August 2023
17

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

(1858 - 1930)
SNOW IN THE ALPS (SWITZERLAND), c.1912 - 15

watercolour on paper

35.0 x 51.0 cm (sight)

signed lower left edge: JOHN. RUSSELL –
bears inscription verso: MG/60 / SNOW IN THE / ALPS

 

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
Provenance

Private collection
Christie's, Sydney, October 1971, lot 54
Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Brisbane
The Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Christie's, Brisbane, 6 June 1989, lot 191
Henry Krongold, Melbourne
The Estate of Paul Krongold, Melbourne

Exhibited

Master Works from the Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 21 September – 14 December 1977, cat. 38 (label attached verso)
Watercolours in the Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 4 May – 6 June 1978 (label attached verso)