By Kind Permission of Lancaster University Library
By Kind Permission of Lancaster University Library
Turner 's Goldau, watercolour, 1843, Private Collection ( Wilton 1537).
Commissioned by Ruskin and John James Ruskin, this was one of his favourites among their collection of Turner's works. It was later engraved by J. Cousen as an illustration to Modern Painters IV (Plate 50), where its colour symbolism and geology are discussed at length ( Works, 6.378-381).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Goldau 1843
Watercolour, 30.5x47cm
Exhibitions: RA 1974 (611)
Provenance: John Ruskin; George Coats by 1901; by descent until 1978; Agnew 1978
Further Comments: This composition is based on a sample study, entitled 'Goldau, with the Lake of Zug in the Distance' of c.1842-3. It is now in the Tate Gallery.
Collection: Private Collection, USA