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Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
- Four Views of Switzerland: including view of: The Grimsel Pass with the Handeck Waterfall; The Haslital; The Schollenen Gorge and Devil's Bridge, and a Bridge with Waterfalls in the Haslital
- each signed l.c.: S. Grimm fecit / 1775
- watercolour over pencil with pen and black ink on laid paper
- each 36.2 by 28.5 cm., 14 1/4 by 11 1/4 in.
Provenance
James Tobin of Bristol (1736-1817);
with Agnew's, London;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 14 April 1994, lot 447
with Agnew's, London;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 14 April 1994, lot 447
Literature
R. M. Clay, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm of Burgdorf in Switzerland, 1951, pp. 7,8 (one illustrated pl. 11)
Condition
Each watercolour has been preserved in good condition. There has been some minor fading to the colour tones overall but each remains fresh and clear. They have been carefully presented to a high standard.
For further information regarding this lot please contact Mark Griffith-Jones (0207 293 5083) or Emmeline Hallmark (0207 293 5407)
mark.griffithjones@sothebys.com
emmeline.hallmark@sothebys.com
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
These important watercolours, dating from 1775, were based upon sketches made about fifteen years earlier. Crossing the Alpine passes was a dangerous yet sublime experience which many artists attempted to record in pictorial form, Grimm was no exception. Each work illustrates the dramatic scale of the mountain landscape between Meiringen and Grimsel. Grimm later wrote that it was the 'remotest and most solitary part of the Alps.' This set of watercolours was commissioned by James Tobin of Bristol, arguably Grimm's most important English patron.